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xinhua news agency, vientiane, august 30 (yang yongquan and wen yonghua) at around 1 a.m. on august 27, a yellow contact network rail car moved slowly on the shannon mountain no. 2 bridge of the china-laos railway in luang prabang province, laos, and its bright lights cut through the darkness.

"stop the work vehicle!" "turn the platform right, stand firmly and hold on, fasten your safety belts, add the platform ground wire, and hurry up to deal with the defect." the work vehicle stopped steadily, and chinese employee pan gui skillfully operated the work platform and issued instructions. two laotian employees quickly climbed up the contact network pole to repair the defective part. after 5 minutes, they solved the defect and continued to move forward.

the overhead line is the power source for trains, and regular inspection and maintenance must be carried out when there are no trains running, and every second counts. on the approximately 422-kilometer laotian section of the china-laos railway, daily maintenance of railway equipment and facilities is an important guarantee for railway operation safety.

on july 9, railway staff inspected train parts in vientiane, laos. xinhua news agency (photo by yang yongquan)

according to laos-china railway co., ltd., from its opening on december 3, 2021 to august 29 this year, the laos section of the china-laos railway has achieved 1,000 days of safe operation without a single safety accident, providing the safest travel guarantee for passengers from various countries taking the train. this is inseparable from the day-to-day hard work of employees from china and laos.

laos is located in the tropics, with heavy and long rainfall during the rainy season. a staff member of the laos-china railway co., ltd. told reporters that every rainy season, special inspections and rectifications are carried out on key weak parts of emus and locomotives, such as lighting systems, brake systems, roof high-voltage components, and running components, to ensure that train equipment operates well and provide technical support for safe operation with "zero failures".

recently, during the rail vehicle inspection of the luang prabang comprehensive maintenance area, two water leaks were found on the vault of the mengcun no. 2 tunnel between luang prabang and huihan station. the dispatch center immediately arranged for employees on the subsequent train to confirm the situation on the scene and report the exact location and extent of the leak within two hours. 26 professionals arrived at the scene in a work vehicle that night and climbed to the top for inspection. the hidden dangers were resolved within two hours, effectively ensuring the safety of train operation.

on august 30, railway staff conducted inspection work at the boten port station in laos. xinhua news agency (photo by yang yongquan)

as early as the construction period of the china-laos railway, china and laos have carried out close cooperation on safety management. china has provided laos with china's railway management standards and technical specifications, and experts organized by the china railway corporation have compiled 1.5 million words of railway regulations, providing legal and regulatory and technical support for the safe operation of the china-laos railway.

before the railway was opened, laos-china railway co., ltd. actively promoted railway riding and driving safety knowledge through the media, so that lao people could understand the safety precautions of riding in advance and consciously maintain railway safety; after the opening of the railway, it strengthened safety management along the railway, set up a safety hotline and announced it to the whole society, so that people can call to report any safety hazards along the line as soon as possible.

at the same time, the company also introduced advanced security inspection equipment, increased the density of railway inspections, and carefully organized annual safety emergency drills to ensure the safety of railway operations.

on june 4, railway staff inspected the emu train at the boten port station in laos. xinhua news agency (photo by yang yongquan)

the china-laos railway is a landmark project for the high-quality joint construction of the belt and road initiative. since its opening, the laos section of the china-laos railway has achieved an annual increase in passenger and freight traffic. as of august 25, 2024, a total of 227,000 passengers have been transported that year, a year-on-year increase of 39.8%; 355,000 tons of cargo have been transported, a year-on-year increase of 25%. in addition, in the more than one year since the international passenger train was put into operation, a total of 260,000 passengers from 101 countries have chosen to take the train.

(source: xinhua news agency)

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