The line is carrying a growing number of cross-border tourists. Luo Wangshu reports from Vientiane.
Southwest China's Yunnan province is famous for its all-season blooming flowers, tea leaves picked by hand on mountain slopes and people from ethnic groups dressed in traditional clothing.
From May 23-26, a group of 100 primary students from Laos took a special trip from Vientiane to Kunming, China, on the China-Laos Railway, before heading to Beijing on a high-speed train.
The China-Laos Railway has seen a significant increase in freight transportation this year, becoming an important logistics corridor between China and Southeast Asia.
The long-anticipated international passenger service on the China-Laos Railway was put into operation on April 13.
The first international passenger train - D887 - on the China-Laos Railway, departed from Kunming South Station to Vientiane, Laos on Thursday.
The culture community, a collaborative initiative from the CRRC Corporation Limited and the Laos-China Railway Company Limited, officially opened its doors at Vientiane railway station on the China-Laos Railway on June 20.
The China-Laos Railway has significantly increased employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for residents along the line, accelerated the development of local tourism, significantly increased domestic and foreign trade and continuously increased local investment.
