Bullet train for China-Laos railway arrives in Vientiane

Xinhua | Updated: 2021-10-17 08:08
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The Lane Xang EMU train arrives at the northern Laos' border town of Boten, after passing by the China-Laos borderline, Oct 15, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]

Minister Viengsavath said at the ceremony that the design and manufacture of the EMU train is an important part of the building of the Laos-China railway and the Lao government attaches great importance to it. Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao president, organized the validation of the design plan, while Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh decided the naming of the train.

The successful delivery of the Lane Xang EMU marks the beginning of the operation period of the Laos-China Railway and the conclusion of the construction period, and also announces that Laos has stepped into a new era of railway transportation, and the Lao people have ushered in a new era of transportation upgrade, said the Lao minister.

Viengsavath said, both sides will work together, after completing the construction of the Laos-China Railway, to better operate and develop the railway, to build the railway a landmark project of the bilateral friendship for the benefit of the two peoples.

The Lane Xang EMU is produced by Chinese company CRRC Corporation, with its design based on the Fuxing bullet train.

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