On April 13, on the first anniversary of the launch of the China-Laos Railway international passenger train, the railway departments of China and Laos will open an additional pair of international passenger trains between the two famous tourist cities of Xishuangbanna in China and Luang Prabang in Laos. Passengers can take the train Same-day round trip between the two places is possible.
In order to further meet the needs of passengers from various countries for cross-border travel on China-Laos railway passenger trains and better utilize the role of the golden channel, with the strong support of relevant government departments of China and Laos, the railway departments of the two countries have strengthened communication and coordination and reached a consensus on cooperation, Make overall use of cross-border transportation resources and decide to operate an additional pair of international passenger trains between Xishuangbanna and Luang Prabang stations on the China-Laos Railway between Kunming South and Vientiane stations every day to provide passengers with Friends provide more convenient and efficient cross-border transportation services.
The newly opened international passenger trains will initially run four days a week on Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with stops in Xishuangbanna, Mengla, Mohan, Boten, Muangxai and Luang Prabang. Station, the entire travel time including railway port customs clearance time only takes about 5 hours, and a same-day round trip from Xishuangbanna to Luang Prabang is possible. Among them, the D85 trip from Xishuangbanna to Luang Prabang departs from Xishuangbanna at 8:10 Beijing time and arrives in Luang Prabang at 13:12 on the same day; the D86 trip from Luang Prabang to Xishuangbanna departs from Luang Prabang at 14:35 Beijing time Departs and arrives in Xishuangbanna at 19:27 on the same day.
The international passenger train from Xishuangbanna to Luang Prabang uses the power-intensive "Fuxing" EMU, with a maximum operating speed of 160 kilometers per hour, and is composed of 8 cars, including 1 first-class carriage and 7 second-class carriages (including restaurant cars) The vehicle has a total capacity of 720 people. There are Chinese and Laotian standard power sockets under each group of seats. Travel service information and broadcast services are displayed in Chinese, Laos and English. The railway departments of the two countries will flexibly set up cross-border carriages and non-cross-border carriages in EMUs based on cross-border passenger flow conditions, and sell tickets according to corresponding sections.
On April 12, the railway departments of China and Laos will sell international passenger train tickets online and offline at the same time. Cross-border tickets for international passenger trains departing from Xishuangbanna can be purchased through the China Railway 12306 website (including client) and the international ticket windows at seven stations: Kunming, Kunming South, Yuxi, Pu'er, Xishuangbanna, Mengla and Mohan stations. Cross-border tickets for international passenger trains departing from Luang Prabang can be purchased through the Laos-China Railway Internet Ticketing System (LCR Ticket APP) and international ticketing at five stations: Vientiane, Vangvieng, Luang Prabang, Muangxai and Boten. Window purchase. Passengers who purchase tickets through Internet channels must hold the valid passport used when purchasing tickets and go to the international ticket windows of the designated stations in the above China section and Laos section to exchange for paper tickets before boarding. Cross-border passengers can enter and exit the station and get on and off at the port. All paper tickets must be verified.
