Historic cross-border passenger trains travel between Vientiane and Kunming

Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Suanesavanh Vignaket, officials and guests attending a ceremony to mark the start of cross-border passenger trains between Laos and China on April 13, 2023. - VT

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The first train (named Lane Xang) making a direct journey from Vientiane to Kunming in China on the Laos-China railway left the Lao capital on April 13 morning.

The launch of the direct cross-border service took place in Vientiane and at the Boten border checkpoint in Luang Namtha province, attended by Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Suanesavanh Vignaket, deputy ministers and other guests.