On April 13, 2023, the China-Laos Railway International Passenger Train started operation normally. By crossing mountains and rivers and carrying the great expectations of China and Laos, this was another moment of starting history since the China-Laos Railway started operation in December 2021.
The China-Laos Railway International Passenger Train adopts the operation mode of starting at dawn and arriving at dusk, and has daily bi-directional operation of 1 train respectively. The whole train journey transits at 8 railway stations including Kunming South, Pu’er, Xishuangbanna, Mohan, Boten, Luang Prabang, Vangvieng and Vientiane. The entire traveling time including the railway port clearance time is 10 hours and 30 minutes, so the travel between Kunming and Vientiane can be reached on current day.
Picture Source: Official Account of Kunming Railway
The China-Laos Railway International Passenger Train adopts the port clearance way of “Two Inspections at Two Places”. With the International Passenger Train from Kunming South to Vientiane as an example, the specific port clearance process is, after the Train arrives at the China Railway port station Mohan Station, the cross-border passengers shall take all luggage to get down, enter the exit joint inspection area, cooperate with the Chinese Customs personnel to complete the exit joint inspection, and then return to the Train continuing the journey. When the Train operates to the Laos Railway port station Boten Station, the passengers shall take all luggage to get down, enter the entry joint inspection area, cooperate with the Laotian Customs personnel to complete the entry joint inspection, then the passengers whose arriving station is Boten can get out of the station; while the passengers whose arriving stations are other Laotian stations can return to the Train continuing the journey. The port clearance process of the International Passenger Train from Vientiane to Kunming South is the same.
Video source: CCTV Report
The Mohan Railway Port, as an important node of the China-Laos Railway golden passage, will play the key hub role in this “economic artery”. As an informatization professional construction institution of the Mohan Railway Port, in order to ensure the smooth operation of the China-Laos Railway International Passenger Train, Maxvision Technology fully cooperated with the departments such as immigration inspection and customs in the Mohan Railway Port for preparation in advance, set up multiple self-service check passages in the immigration inspection check area and customs health quarantine area, and allocated all equipment according to specifications, thus realized stable operation of various functions, and guaranteed the efficient and convenient customs clearance of exit and entry passengers.
Partial picture sources: official account of Mohan Exit-Entry Immigration Inspection Station
At the 10th Anniversary of proposing the “The Belt and Road (B&R)” Initiative, the operation of the China-Laos Railway International Passenger Train will facilitate the travel of people along the route, push forward the development of industries such as tourism between both countries, promote the economic and trade communication between both countries, and provide more powerful support and stronger drive for pushing forward the construction of human community with a shared future and realizing smooth domestic and international dual circulation. The radiation capability of China-Laos Railway golden passage will be further demonstrated, and the important role of railway “economic artery” will be further released. In the countries and regions along the “The Belt and Road (B&R)”, Maxvision Technology will inject more digitalization, high-tech and intellectualization technical momentum for the construction of smart ports and smart cities.