This aerial photo taken on Aug. 9, 2022 shows trucks for cross-border goods transportation at Vientiane South Station of China-Laos Railway in Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

The China-Laos Railway has so far handled over 10 million tonnes of imported and exported goods since it was put into operation in December 2021, according to local authorities.

昆明海关9月17日发布数据显示，自2021年12月3日中老铁路通车运营以来，截至2024年9月16日，已累计监管验放经中老铁路进出口货物1000.2万吨。

The goods were valued at about 40.77 billion yuan (about 5.74 billion U.S. dollars) in total as of Monday, customs data showed Tuesday.

海关数据显示，截至周一（16日），这些货物总价值约为407.7亿元人民币。

Goods transported via this railway have expanded from the initial 500 varieties to more than 3,000 currently, thanks to a series of measures implemented by Kunming Customs, such as the construction of a smart port.

中老铁路通车以来，承运商品结构不断优化，进出口商品品类从最初的500多种拓展到现在的3000余种。

In the first eight months of 2024, the railway handled over 3.58 million tonnes of imported and exported goods, up 22.8 percent year on year.

今年前8个月，中老铁路进出口货运量达358.4万吨，同比增加22.8%。

As a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, the 1,035-km China-Laos Railway connects Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, with the Laotian capital Vientiane.

作为高质量共建“一带一路”的标志性工程，1035公里的中老铁路连接了中国西南部云南省省会昆明和老挝首都万象。

Source: xinhua

Editor:ChenDawei

Senior Editor:MinJie