China News Network Kunming, June 6 Topic: Breaking the Blockage Point and Solving the Difficulty Activating the Surging New Kinetic Energy of the China-Laos Railway
Written by Zhang Weiming Xu Chongguan
Since April this year, the China-Laos Railway "Lancang-Mekong Express" international freight train has been running every other day, realizing the normalization of daily operation, durian, mangosteen and other high-quality fruits from Southeast Asia can arrive in Kunming in 4 hours by train, selling well in Kunming, Chengdu, Guangzhou and other cities, favored by consumers.
According to statistics, as of June 6, the "Lancang-Mekong Express" international freight trains of the China-Laos Railway have operated a total of 7 trains, of which 231 have been operated since the beginning of this year, an increase of 88 over the same period last year.
The China-Laos Railway not only has gratifying railway freight performance, but also has a very strong passenger flow. The China-Laos Railway has been in operation for 18 months and has sent a total of 1640.4 million passengers. In particular, the China-Laos Railway International Passenger Train, which opened on April 13 this year, has achieved same-day access from Kunming to Vientiane, transporting more than 1,28 people from 2 countries in the past month.
The picture shows an international freight train of the old railway "Lancang-Mekong Express". Photo by Xu Chongguan
Make real moves and solve the difficult points. In the theme education, the leadership team of China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. collectively went to Kunming Wangjiaying West Railway Station, which undertakes an important node of the China-Laos Railway's internal and external connections, to observe the transportation organization and container loading and unloading operations of the "Lancang-Mekong Express" of the China-Laos Railway, listen to the opinions and suggestions of front-line employees and customer cargo owners, and conduct on-site investigation on how to strengthen the cargo source organization of the China-Laos Railway, enrich the categories of goods, improve transportation efficiency, etc., solve the blocking and difficult problems of China-Laos Railway transportation, and activate the surging new kinetic energy of the China-Laos Railway.
In view of the problems of single transportation categories and unbalanced import and export of cross-border goods in China-Laos Railway, the research group proposed to increase the development and utilization of new containers to meet the transportation needs of different goods, increase the proportion of international freight trains of China-Laos Railway, and reduce the occupation of capacity resources by empty container return. Measures such as accelerating the linkage development of the "Lancang-Mekong Express" international freight train of the China-Laos Railway with the China-Europe Express and the new land-sea corridor in the west will enrich freight products and promote the freight volume of the China-Laos Railway.
Focusing on how to better meet the good wishes of the people of China and Laos to take the China-Laos Railway train for cross-border travel and sightseeing, the research team carefully studied personalized and high-end passenger transport service products, actively linked with the Lao railway department to build a high-quality passenger transport brand, worked with customs, border inspection and other departments to optimize the customs clearance process, facilitate passenger travel, and clarify the responsible persons and timetables for relevant measures to ensure that the deadline is effective, and effectively hand over the qualified answers for the management and use of the China-Laos Railway.
"Mission is the direction of struggle, problems are the voice of the times, we take problems to study, focus on problems research, and correct problems, that is, we must focus on solving development problems, cultivate development advantages, promote the high-quality development of railways, take the lead in realizing modernization, and bravely serve and support the 'locomotive' of Chinese-style modernization." Wang Gengjie, secretary of the party committee of China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd., said. (End)