A maiden train (R) of the route between Xishuangbanna of China and Luang Prabang of Laos prepares for departure in Xishuangbanna railway station, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)

KUNMING, April 13-- Chinese and Lao railway authorities on Saturday launched one more pair of trains for the China-Laos Railway's international passenger service. The pair of trains run between Xishuangbanna of China and Luang Prabang of Laos, two popular tourist destinations, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.

    A year ago, the China-Laos Railway launched its international passenger service, with one pair of trains running between Kunming in China and Vientiane in Laos. Within the past year, the international service of the China-Laos Railway transported 180,000 cross-border passengers from 87 countries and regions, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. 

Passengers get off the maiden train running between Xishuangbanna of China and Luang Prabang of Laos at the Mohan railway station of the China-Laos Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)Crew members perform for passengers onboard a maiden train on the route from Xishuangbanna of China to Luang Prabang of Laos, April 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)Crew members perform for passengers onboard a maiden train on the route from Xishuangbanna of China to Luang Prabang of Laos, April 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)Passengers board a maiden train on the route from Xishuangbanna of China to Luang Prabang of Laos in Xishuangbanna railway station, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)Crew members perform for passengers onboard a maiden train on the route from Xishuangbanna of China to Luang Prabang of Laos, April 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)Crew members work at the cab of a maiden train on the route from Xishuangbanna of China to Luang Prabang of Laos in Xishuangbanna railway station, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)A staff member checks a maiden train on the route from Xishuangbanna of China to Luang Prabang of Laos before departure in Xishuangbanna railway station, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)Staff members welcome passengers to board a maiden train on the route from Xishuangbanna of China to Luang Prabang of Laos in Xishuangbanna railway station, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)