china-laos railway passenger sources come from more than 100 countries and regions
2024-09-28
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passengers go through customs clearance procedures at the mohan railway port. photo courtesy of mohan border inspection station
the reporter learned from the mohan border inspection station that on september 23, as a passenger from uganda exited the country from the mohan railway port, the origins of inbound and outbound passengers on the china-laos railway exceeded 100 countries and regions for the first time.
according to statistics, since the launch of the china-laos railway international passenger trains on april 13, 2023, as of september 25 this year, the mohan border inspection station has inspected more than 1,260 china-laos railway international passenger trains, ensuring that passengers from 101 countries and more than 282,000 inbound and outbound passengers in the region cleared customs smoothly. among them, more than 44,000 foreign passengers were inspected and released, accounting for about 16%. among the foreign passengers released from six continents in the world, the largest number of foreign tourists are from laos, thailand, malaysia, france and singapore. the top three reasons for entry and exit are sightseeing, visiting relatives and friends, meeting business.
"i love traveling to china. this is my first time in china and people are so helpful. i don't speak chinese, but when i can't find my way or want to order food, everyone tries their best to help me. i also i really like the food and natural scenery in china, especially traveling by train. the train to laos is very well organized, and every step of the trip is well organized, making people feel very relaxed and comfortable, which is great. ” a german passenger said when taking the china-laos railway out of laos.
in recent years, with the continuous expansion of china’s visa-free “circle of friends” and the implementation of the 144-hour transit visa-free policy, “china travel” has become one of the hottest buzzwords. the china-laos railway international passenger train has become the best choice for many chinese and foreign passengers due to its economical, convenient and comfortable travel mode. since its opening, the china-laos railway international passenger trains have experienced two stop time reductions and three ticket increases. the stop time has been reduced from the initial 90 minutes to the current 52 minutes, and the number of tickets has increased from the initial 250 to the current 370. , the number of people entering and leaving the country increased from about 300 to about 700 per day.
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