Bullet train for China-Laos railway arrives in Vientiane
-- The electric multiple unit (EMU) train Lane Xang is to be put into the upcoming railway trial run. The name Lane Xang symbolizes the China-Laos relationship as good neighbors, good friends, good comrades as well as good partners.
-- The China-Laos Railway is a docking project between the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Laos' strategy to convert itself into a land-linked hub.
VIENTIANE, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The streamlined "China-standard" bullet train, or electric multiple unit (EMU) train, for the China-Laos railway arrived at the newly built China-Laos Railway Vientiane Station on Saturday.
The EMU train was officially delivered to the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd., a joint venture based in the Lao capital Vientiane in charge of the railway's construction and operation, at a handover ceremony held in the station with the attendance of Chinese Ambassador to Laos Jiang Zaidong and Lao Minister of Public Works and Transport Viengsavath Siphandone...
The Lane Xang EMU train passes by the China-Laos borderline inside the Friendship Tunnel on Oct. 15, 2021.
...According to the China State Railway Group, the Lane Xang train, with maximum operating speed of 160 km per hour, consists of nine carriages, including a locomotive, a dining coach, a first-class and six second-class coaches, and provides altogether 720 seats.
The air-conditioned carriages are spacious with the comfortable seats installed with power outlets of Chinese and Lao standards. The dining coach is well equipped to meet the needs of passengers for food and leisure; the screens, broadcasts and service signs are all in three languages of Chinese, Lao, and English; and the fourth carriage with barrier-free areas is equipped with special seats, handrails, toilets, SOS call buttons and Braille guide signs to facilitate the travel of disabled passengers....