The reporter learned from China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. that as of October 15, more than 600000 passengers from 115 countries and regions, including Laos and Thailand, had taken the international passenger train of China Laos Railway to achieve cross-border travel. Among them, there have been about 204000 person times since this year, and cross-border passengers of China Laos Railway have increased year by year. Starting from Kunming, China in the north and ending in Vientiane, Laos in the south, the 1035 km China Laos Railway will be put into operation on December 3, 2021. To meet the cross-border travel needs of passengers, the railway departments of China and Laos will start operating international passenger trains from Kunming to Vientiane from April 13, 2023; In July this year, an additional pair of international passenger trains was opened between Kunming and Vientiane on the China Laos Railway. The daily number of international passenger trains between Kunming and Vientiane has increased to 4. At the same time, the number of seats for each cross-border passenger train has increased from 250 to 420, with a maximum of over 1400 people entering and exiting the country every day. It is reported that since the operation of the China Laos Railway International Passenger Train, it has gradually become the transportation choice for many Chinese and foreign passengers to travel, study, do business and cultural exchanges in China and Laos, relying on its economic, convenient and comfortable characteristics. Next, the railway departments of China and Laos will closely monitor the passenger flow situation, optimize and adjust the international passenger train operation plan in a timely manner, and continuously improve service quality. (New Society)