（Xinhua）A train loaded with 25 containers of fruits from Thailand and Laos on Saturday arrived at Mohan railway station of the China-Laos Railway, southwest China's Yunnan Province.

This is the first direct train for imported fruits to Chinese markets on the China-Laos railway, and also the first batch of imported fruits shipped all the way by rail to Mohan before being distributed across China.

A staff member inspects imported bananas in the border town of Mohan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 1, 2022. (Xinhua)

According to China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd., the imported fruits, totaling 543 tonnes, included 351 tonnes of bananas from Laos, and 154 tonnes of longan and 38 tonnes of durian from Thailand.

The fruits, which were loaded in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, passed through the Friendship Tunnel on the China-Laos border on Dec. 1 before arriving at the Mohan railway port for inspection and quarantine. The fruits then departed from Mohan station to other destinations across the country.

A staff member inspects imported longans in the border town of Mohan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 1, 2022. (Xinhua)

The China-Laos Railway, which kicked off operation in December 2021, stretches over 1,000 km, linking Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, with Vientiane.

As of Dec. 2, 2022, this railway had transported a total of 8.5 million passengers and 11.2 million tonnes of cargo, and the total amount of import and export cargo checked and released by Kunming Customs had reached about 1.93 million tonnes, with the value exceeding 13.29 billion yuan (1.88 billion U.S. dollars).

一列搭载泰国、老挝水果的列车3日由云南磨憨铁路口岸进境水果指定监管场地驶向中老铁路磨憨站。这是中老铁路首列进口水果直达列车，首批全程经铁路运输的进口水果由此运往全国各地。

记者从中国铁路昆明局集团有限公司获悉，中老铁路首列进口水果直达列车由25个集装箱组成，其中老挝香蕉351吨，泰国龙眼和榴莲分别为154吨、38吨，合计543吨。这批水果从老挝万象集结出发，穿过中老边境友谊隧道到达磨憨口岸。

中老铁路首列进口水果直达列车入境标志着磨憨铁路口岸进境水果指定监管场地正式投用。以往，水果等产品从磨憨入境主要采用公铁联运模式，从磨憨公路口岸入境实施海关监管后再重新装车，由铁路列车发往全国。进境水果指定监管场地通过验收并投入使用后，叠加“全国通关一体化”“两步申报”等海关通关便利化措施，实现进境水果全程铁路运输，通关时间大幅压缩。

昆明海关介绍，随着磨憨铁路口岸进境粮食、冰鲜水产品指定监管场地陆续建成并投入使用，来自老挝、泰国等东南亚国家的优质农食产品将借助中老铁路通关便捷、国际货运规模化的优势，更加安全快速地销往国内市场甚至转口到海外。

截至12月2日，中老铁路开通运营满一年，累计发送旅客850万人次、货物1120万吨，客货运量持续增长，服务品质显著提升，辐射效应不断增强，国际物流黄金大通道作用日益凸显。（中文稿件来源：新华社）