Brief introduction of China-Laos Railway

China-Laos Railway route is 4 17km from Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, China, to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, via Luang Prabang, a famous tourist resort in Laos. The Chinese side is responsible for the construction of the railway, which will adopt international technical standards, with passenger speed of 160km/h and freight speed of120 km/h. It is a fast railway. Among them, there are 76 tunnels 195km and 54 bridges1station (including 2 bridges across Mekong River, with 3 1 station). The project covers an area of 3,058 hectares and has little impact on the environment and society. 1 At the enlarged meeting of the Lao government on 20 14-20 15, the Lao government confirmed that China-Laos Railway would start construction in June this year 1 1. According to reports, China-Laos Railway is expected to spend 6.8 billion US dollars (40 billion RMB) with a construction period of 4-5 years. The Chinese and Lao governments have agreed that the two governments will jointly contribute 40% of the total investment. Among them, China government contributed 70%, Laos government contributed 30% (equivalent to 840 million US dollars), and the remaining 60% was jointly invested by Chinese and Lao state-owned enterprises. China-Laos Railway is an important part of the Central Line of the Trans-Asian Railway. 20 15 12. The groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Laos section of China-Laos Railway (Mo Ding to Vientiane) connecting Vientiane, the capital of Laos, and Kunming, Yunnan.