China-Laos Railway driving Yunnan's development

The China-Laos Railway is bringing historic opportunities for Yunnan province to integrate into the China-Laos economic corridor and promote economic and social development in cities along the railway, the provincial government said.

The railway connects Kunming in Yunnan with the Lao capital Vientiane.

The 1,035-kilometer railway started operations in December 2021.

Yunnan released a three-year plan on Feb 16 on maintaining and developing the railway.

The plan makes clear the overall goals of multiplying the volume of passenger and cross-border freight, the number of market players in cities along the line and keeping the railway in regular operation.

The plan will take action on constructing international channels and logistics hubs, developing industries along the line and cultivating market players.