One year, 200 trains: China-Laos Railway links Zhengzhou with Laos

One year, 200 trains: China-Laos Railway links Zhengzhou with Laos

中老铁路（郑州—万象南）国际货运列车按图运行一周年 累计开行突破200列

At 6:50 a.m. on April 14, a China-Laos Railway international freight train (No. 80031), loaded with 37 TEUs of compound fertilizer, departed from Putian Station in Zhengzhou. This marked the 200th scheduled freight service along the China-Laos Railway route between Zhengzhou and Vientiane South.

4月14日6时50分，随着80031次中老铁路国际货运列车，满载着复合肥料的37车40英尺集装箱从圃田车站发出，标志着中老铁路（郑州—万象南）国际货运列车按图开行第200列。

Data shows that since the scheduled operation began on April 11, 2024, the China-Laos Railway (Zhengzhou–Vientiane South) international freight service has dispatched a total of 207 trains, transporting 17,944 TEUs of cargo. Among them, 200 outbound trains carried 16,860 TEUs, while 7 inbound trains delivered 1,084 TEUs. The total cargo weight reached 430,000 tons, with ammonium sulfate as the main export commodity and tapioca starch as the primary import.

数据显示，自2024年4月11日按图开行一年来，中老铁路（郑州—万象南）国际货运列车累计发送207列、17944TEU个标准集装箱；其中去程班列发运200列、16860TEU个标准集装箱，回程班列发运7列、1084TEU个标准集装箱，累计货重43万吨，出口货物以硫酸铵为主，进口货物以木薯淀粉为主。

The China-Laos Railway (Zhengzhou–Vientiane South) international freight train now operates regularly with three scheduled weekly departures. Departing from Putian Station in Zhengzhou, the route passes through stations including Shiquan, Anshun, Mohan, Boten, and Vientiane South, reaching five overseas destinations, namely Luang Prabang, Vientiane South, Phon Hong, Vang Vieng, and Nateuy. The whole journey from Putian to Vientiane takes approximately 114 hours. The regular operation of this service further strengthens and expands the dual international logistics corridors of the "China-Laos Railway + China-Europe Railway Express", providing new momentum for the high-quality development of the Central Plain economy.

中老铁路（郑州—万象南）国际货运列车实行按图每周3列常态化开行，以郑州圃田站为起点，途经郑州圃田、石泉、安顺、磨憨、磨丁、万象南（老挝）等站，可抵达琅勃拉邦、万象南、蓬洪、万荣、纳堆等5个境外站点，从圃田站到达万象站全程运行时间114小时。中老铁路（郑州—万象南）国际货运列车的常态化开行，进一步巩固和拓展了“中老铁路+中欧班列”的国际运输双通道，助力中原经济高质量发展。（中文来源/中原网 记者/张倩 编译/杨佳欣 审校/张军平 赵汉青）