The China-Laos Railway has carried a total of 8.5 million passenger trips and 11.2 million tons of cargos as of Friday on its first anniversary, according to a statement sent to the Global Times by China Railway.
Luang Prabang province in northern Laos is more than 300 kilometers away from the capital of Laos Vientiane. A trip between it and the capital used to take up to seven hours by car, but now it only takes about 2.2 hours by train, a shortcut that local Lao Anly and her family are grateful for each day.
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