The China-Laos Railway has so far handled over 10 million tons of imported and exported goods since it was put into operation in December 2021, according to local authorities.

The goods were valued at about 40.77 billion yuan ($5.74 billion) in total as of Monday, customs data showed Tuesday.

Goods transported via this railway have expanded from the initial 500 varieties to more than 3,000 currently, thanks to a series of measures implemented by Kunming Customs, such as the construction of a smart port.

In the first eight months of 2024, the railway handled over 3.58 million tons of imported and exported goods, up 22.8 percent year on year.

As a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, the 1,035-km China-Laos Railway connects Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, with the Laotian capital Vientiane.

据当地有关部门通报，中老铁路自2021年12月开通运营以来，累计运输进出口货物已突破1000万吨。

海关周二数据显示，截至本周一，经该铁路运输的货物总值约407.7亿元人民币（57.4亿美元）。

得益于昆明海关实施智慧口岸建设等一系列措施，铁路运输货物品类已从开通初期的500余种扩展至目前的3000多种。

2024年前8个月，铁路累计运输进出口货物358万余吨，同比增长22.8%。

作为高质量共建"一带一路"的标志性工程，全长1035公里的中老铁路连接中国云南省会昆明与老挝首都万象。