First train test on Laos-China railway planned for August


VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): The first trial run of a train on the under-construction Laos-China railway is scheduled to take place in August.

Track has been laid along the whole length of the 422.4-km railway and the test will be conducted in August before the railway opens for operation in December, an official working on the project said.

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