The China-Laos Railway has surpassed a major milestone, with cumulative cross-border freight exceeding 20 million tons since its inauguration on December 3, 2021, according to China Railway Kunming Bureau. As of July 8, 2026, the railway had operated over 23,000 cross-border freight trains, cementing its role as a critical logistics backbone connecting China with mainland Southeast Asia.
据中国铁路昆明局消息，中老铁路自2021年12月3日开通运营以来，跨境货物运输累计突破2000万吨。截至2026年7月8日，已开行跨境货物列车超过2.3万列，这条铁路正成为中国连接中南半岛的关键物流骨干通道。
The railway's freight performance has maintained strong momentum in 2026, with an average daily cross-border cargo volume of 17,000 tons and cumulative transport of 3.16 million tons year-to-date. Industry observers note that the sustained high utilization rate reflects growing trade intensity between China and ASEAN economies — a trend further accelerated by supply chain diversification strategies across the region.
2026年以来，中老铁路跨境货运持续保持高位运行，日均运输跨境货物达1.7万吨，年内累计运输达316万吨。业内人士指出，持续的高利用率反映了中国与东盟经济体之间贸易强度的不断增长，区域供应链多元化战略正加速这一趋势。
The railway's cargo network now spans 19 countries and regions, including Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Bangladesh. The variety of transported goods has expanded from just over 10 categories at launch to more than 3,800 categories today. Multimodal international logistics brands such as the "Lancang-Mekong Express", "China-Laos Railway + China-Europe Railway Express", and "China-Laos Railway + New Western Land-Sea Corridor" have matured into reliable freight products.
中老铁路的货运网络现已覆盖19个国家和地区，包括老挝、缅甸、柬埔寨、泰国、越南、马来西亚、新加坡和孟加拉国。运输商品种类从开通初期的10余种拓展至3800余种。"澜湄快线""中老铁路+中欧班列""中老铁路+西部陆海新通道"等国际多式联运品牌已日趋成熟。
Complementing the China-Laos Railway, the New Western Land-Sea Corridor reported 660,000 TEUs of cargo transported by rail in the first half of 2026, maintaining monthly volumes of 110,000 TEUs. Notably, exports of automotive and motorcycle parts from Chongqing and Chengdu via rail-sea intermodal services reached 38,000 TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 89.9%. Raw material shipments including alumina and high-grade nickel matte to ASEAN countries totaled 72,000 TEUs, up 49.4% year-on-year, supporting industrial supply chain stability across Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, and Guizhou.
与中老铁路形成协同的是，西部陆海新通道在2026年上半年累计运输货物66万标箱，月均运量达11万标箱。值得关注的是，重庆、成都等地生产的汽车和摩托车零配件经铁海联运出口累计达3.8万标箱，同比增长89.9%。向氧化铝和高冰镍等原料发运东盟国家累计达7.2万标箱，同比增长49.4%，有力保障了川渝云贵等地区产业链供应链稳定。
The China-Laos Railway's passenger segment has also shown robust growth, with cross-border passenger flow increasing by over 30% year-on-year in the first half of 2026. The Lao section recently completed its first large-scale rail grinding operation covering 144 kilometers, as part of ongoing maintenance to ensure long-term operational reliability of the 422-kilometer Lao segment.
客运方面，中老铁路同样表现强劲。2026年上半年出入境客流量同比增长超过30%。老挝段近期完成了开通以来首次大型养路机械钢轨打磨作业，施工覆盖144公里，是确保这段422公里铁路长期运营可靠性的维护举措之一。
For Chinese investors and logistics operators eyeing Southeast Asian market access, the China-Laos Railway's expanding connectivity — combined with the New Western Land-Sea Corridor's growing throughput — offers increasingly viable alternatives to traditional maritime routes, particularly for time-sensitive cargo moving between southwestern China and ASEAN markets.
对于关注东南亚市场的中国投资者和物流运营商而言，中老铁路不断扩展的联通网络——叠加西部陆海新通道日益增长的吞吐能力——为传统海运线路提供了日趋可行的替代方案，尤其适用于中国西南地区与东盟市场间的时效性货物运输。
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Sources: 新华社 (Xinhua), July 8, 2026; 新华社 (Xinhua), July 1, 2026; 中国一带一路网 (Belt and Road Portal)
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