On December 3, 2021, under the witness of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Lao President Thong Lun, the "Lancang" EMU and "Fuxing" EMUs departed from Vientiane Station and Kunming Station respectively, and the China-Laos Railway officially Open operation. From Kunming to Vientiane, the mountains are no longer high, the roads are no longer long, and the China-Laos community with a shared future is even more unbreakable.

The entire construction of the China-Laos railway adopts Chinese standards and uses Chinese railway equipment. The "Lancang" and "Fuxing" powered centralized EMUs jointly developed by CRRC Dalian and CRRC Sifang are fully loaded with General Secretary Xi Jinping's request and the friendship between the peoples of China and Laos. They are synchronized by Kunming, China and Vientiane, Laos, respectively. The start of the opposite direction marks a new breakthrough in the construction of the great cause of the Belt and Road Initiative.

December 4, 2021 is the first day that the China-Laos Railway is open to passengers. The Vientiane Railway Station is full of people early in the morning. Many of them are taking the train for the first time. A train journey.

A Lao citizen said happily: “I’m the happiest thing to board the Lancang this year. I am both excited and proud to be able to sit on such a comfortable train in my country. Spacious and comfortable, the temperature in the car is suitable, the staff are very serious in fulfilling their duties, providing our passengers with the best ride experience, I will never have to spend expensive money to buy air tickets in the future on business trips or when I go home. He revealed his excitement and joy for taking the "Lan Cang" EMU this time.

The opening of the China-Laos Railway has played a huge role in promoting the economic recovery and development of Laos under the epidemic.

Before the opening of the China-Laos Railway, it took 6 hours to drive from Vientiane to Luang Prabang, and now it only takes 2 hours to get there by EMU. The opening of the China-Laos Railway has brought huge passenger flow to the ancient capital of Laos, Luang Prabang, and therefore promoted the local economic development. In addition, the lower price than air tickets also makes traveling by motor train the first choice for local people.

The opening of the China-Laos Railway has greatly improved freight efficiency. Compared with road transportation, the time required to transport goods from Kunming to Vientiane will be reduced by three to five days, and transportation costs will be reduced by 30% to 40%.

Although Kunming and Vientiane currently operate two pairs of cross-border freight trains every day due to the impact of the epidemic, after the epidemic is over, the number of cross-border freight trains is bound to increase significantly, which will further improve the efficiency of freight transport between China and Laos .

The EMUs and freight trains of the China-Laos Railway have run safely for more than 30,000 kilometers. It is believed that after the epidemic is over, the unimpeded "Lancang" will surely make the mountains no longer high and the road no longer long, Kunming's Vientiane, the world is close at hand , The economies of China and Laos will also move forward as fast as the speeding "Lancang" under the load of the China-Laos railway. People's lives are getting better and better, the China-Laos community of shared future is more closely integrated, and the friendship between China and Laos will last forever.Editor/Ma Xue