Passengers board a train at the Yuxi train station along the China-Laos Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 28, 2025. The China-Laos Railway has safely handled over 50 million passenger trips since its launch on Dec. 3, 2021, according to the railway operator.

The China Railway Kunming Group Co., Ltd. said that as of Friday, it had operated 71,000 passenger train trips on the railway, serving more than 480,000 international travelers from 112 countries and regions worldwide. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)