China News Service, Kunming, May 24 (Reporter Miao Chao) The reporter learned from China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. on the 24th that since the opening of the China-Laos Railway on December 3 last year to May 23 this year, the total number of passengers sent has reached 3.09 million passengers.
Among them, 2.71 million passengers were in China and 380,000 in Laos.
Since the opening and operation of the China-Laos Railway, the China section has precisely implemented the "one map a day" plan to meet the travel needs of people in Yuxi, Pu'er, Xishuangbanna and other places along the line, and dynamically increased the number of EMU trains, with an average of 23.5 pairs of passenger cars per day and 32.5 pairs of trains at the peak. , a maximum of 33,000 people were sent on a daily basis.
The passenger flow in the Laos section has grown steadily, from 2 pairs in the initial period to 4 pairs in the peak period, with a maximum daily delivery of nearly 5,000 passengers.
In response to the diverse travel needs of the Lao people, the China-Laos Railway has added lower-fare regular-speed buses from Vientiane to Boding with a speed of 120 kilometers per hour on the occasion of the Lao New Year (Songkran Festival, also known as Songkran Festival) on April 13 this year. The Vientiane-Luang Prabang and Muang Sai EMU trains will be opened to improve passenger capacity and provide diversified travel options for people along the route.
In the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the China-Laos Railway scientifically analyzed the travel needs of passengers, coordinated epidemic prevention and control and transportation organization, continued to increase investment in transportation capacity, flexibly added passenger trains, and optimized station and train service measures. The safe and stable operation of the EMU and ordinary-speed passenger trains has facilitated the convenient travel of the people of the two countries and is favored by Chinese and foreign tourists.
In addition, the China-Laos Railway has also strengthened key passenger services and actively implemented multilingual services to enhance the travel experience of passengers.
In response to the travel needs of passengers in Laos, the pre-sale time was extended, and ticket offices were opened in major cities in Laos, which greatly facilitated Lao people to travel by train.
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