China News Service, Beijing, December 2 (Zhou Yin Chen Jing) China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China Railway Group) disclosed on the 2nd that on December 3, it connected Kunming and Vientiane, and the whole line adopted Chinese standards. The entire railway line was put into operation, and Laos has since entered the era of railway transportation.
The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project of the “Belt and Road” and China-Laos friendship, will provide strong support for accelerating the completion of the China-Laos economic corridor and building a China-Laos community with a shared future.
According to the relevant person in charge of the National Railway Group, the total length of the China-Laos railway line is 1,035 kilometers.
Among them, the Kunming-Yuxi section is 106 kilometers long and is a dual-track electrified railway with a design speed of 200 kilometers per hour. It was completed and opened to traffic in December 2016; the newly built Yuxi-Mohan section is 507 kilometers long, with a design speed of 160 kilometers per hour and a dual-track single-track combination The new electrified railway was constructed by China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Company, a subsidiary of China Railway Group; the newly built section from Boding to Vientiane is 422 kilometers long and is a single-track electrified railway with a design speed of 160 kilometers per hour. The Lao China Railway Company, a joint venture between Chinese shareholders and the Lao National Railway Company, undertook the construction and adopted the BOT model.
The China-Laos Railway is an international railway directly connected to the Chinese railway network. The line starts from Kunming in southwestern China in the north, passes through Yuxi City, Pu'er City, Xishuangbanna Autonomous Prefecture in the south, passes through the Mohan Railway Port in China and the Boding Railway Port in Laos, and enters In the northern part of Laos, continue to travel south through Luang Namtha Province, Oudomxay Province, Luang Prabang Province, and Vientiane Province to reach Vientiane, the capital of Laos.
The person in charge introduced that the construction of the new Yuxi-Mohan section started in December 2015, and the construction of the Boding-Vientiane section started in December 2016. The builders of China and Laos have overcome various difficulties and the impact of the epidemic, coordinated resources and strengthened Construction organization, innovative technology and construction methods, scientific and orderly, high-quality and high-efficiency project construction, through the Anding Tunnel, Sencun No. 2 Tunnel, Friendship Tunnel and other 167 tunnels, built Luang Prabang Mekong River Bridge, Yuanjiang Double-Line Bridge, etc. There are 301 bridges, new tunnels and bridges are 712 kilometers long, accounting for 76.5% of the total length of the new line; 38 stations and 32 traction transformer (distribution) substations were newly built, and 1,677 kilometers of electrified railway catenary were erected.
At the initial stage of the opening of the China-Laos Railway, the Laos section was commissioned by the Laos-China Railway Company to operate and maintain the China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Corporation. The railway departments of China and Laos formulated a plan for train operation under the conditions of epidemic prevention and control. The train runs daily from Kunming to the south of Vientiane There are 2 pairs of cross-border cargo trains; point-to-point EMU passenger trains operate between Vientiane and Boding, and between Kunming and Mohan. Among them, there are 2 pairs of mobile trains running daily between Vientiane and Boding, and the highest daily between Kunming and Mohan It can drive 17.5 pairs of mobile trains.
The two parties will dynamically adjust the passenger and freight train operation plan based on the epidemic prevention and control situation and changes in passenger and freight volume demand.
After the opening of the China-Laos railway, Kunming to Mohan can be reached in 5 hours and 20 minutes, and Boding to Vientiane can be reached in 3 hours and 20 minutes.
In addition to the port clearance time, passengers can get from Kunming to Vientiane in about 10 hours at the fastest.
At the initial stage of operation of the China-Laos Railway, 25 stations including Kunming, Yuxi, Yuanjiang, Pu'er, Xishuangbanna, Mengsai, Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng, Penghong, and Vientiane were put into operation on the entire line, presenting the distinctive characteristics of "one station, one scene" .
The person in charge said that the opening and operation of the China-Laos railway opened up a new era of railway transportation in Laos, profoundly changed the transportation pattern of Laos, and realized Laos’ long-cherished wish from a "landlocked country" to a "land-linked country"; it will greatly facilitate people's travel and promote The development of tourism, agriculture, water conservancy and other resources along the route and urbanization will help the development of Vientiane Saiseta Comprehensive Development Zone, Zhonglao Mohan-Boding Economic Cooperation Zone and other economic parks; to strengthen economic, social and cultural cooperation and exchanges between China and Laos It is of great significance to accelerate the construction of the China-Laos Economic Corridor and build a China-Laos community with a shared future.
As an important backbone of the Trans-Asian Railway, the China-Laos Railway will also serve as the "golden key" for Laos to connect to China in the north and to Thailand, Malaysia and other ASEAN countries in the south. Have a positive impact.
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