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The journey from Kunming to Vientiane, step by step
Laos is a landlocked country in northeast-central mainland Southeast Asia with a population of about 7.5 million. It consists of an irregularly round portion in the north, which is bordered by Myanmar and Kunming, China, and a peninsula-like region stretching to the southeast. The capital and the largest city of Laos is Vientiane, which lies on a bend of the Mekong River bordering Thailand. On December 3rd, 2021, a 1,035-km China-Laos Railway was fully opened connecting Kunming and Vientiane. There are 8 passenger stations along the rail line: four stations in China and four in Laos. The train line features high mountains, deep valleys, primitive upland forest and rainforest views, and some minority villages along the way. On April 13, a direct high-speed international passenger service started operating, connecting the 1,000-kilometer-apart cities in about 10 hours. You may wonder if this is really a high-speed rail journey, but there is a three-hour stop at the first station in Laos where all passengers must go through immigration and customs. Departing early in the morning from either terminal station, you’ll enjoy a full-day train journey in the center of South East Asia. It may not be such a long train journey if you consider how remote and untouched the area is compared with other popular train lines.
Enjoy checking this long high-speed China-Laos Railway service.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202304/18/WS643dcac6a310b6054face215.html
The journey from Kunming to Vientiane, step by step
Laos is a landlocked country in northeast-central mainland Southeast Asia with a population of about 7.5 million. It consists of an irregularly round portion in the north, which is bordered by Myanmar and Kunming, China, and a peninsula-like region stretching to the southeast. The capital and the largest city of Laos is Vientiane, which lies on a bend of the Mekong River bordering Thailand. On December 3rd, 2021, a 1,035-km China-Laos Railway was fully opened connecting Kunming and Vientiane. There are 8 passenger stations along the rail line: four stations in China and four in Laos. The train line features high mountains, deep valleys, primitive upland forest and rainforest views, and some minority villages along the way. On April 13, a direct high-speed international passenger service started operating, connecting the 1,000-kilometer-apart cities in about 10 hours. You may wonder if this is really a high-speed rail journey, but there is a three-hour stop at the first station in Laos where all passengers must go through immigration and customs. Departing early in the morning from either terminal station, you’ll enjoy a full-day train journey in the center of South East Asia. It may not be such a long train journey if you consider how remote and untouched the area is compared with other popular train lines.
Enjoy checking this long high-speed China-Laos Railway service.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202304/18/WS643dcac6a310b6054face215.html
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