Luang Prabang Station of the Lao-China Railway Co., Ltd launched yesterday its freight service to meet current demand for goods transport.
Sitting on 156 hectares, Luang Prabang Station is a major passenger and freight station of the Laos-China railway.
At present, there are four freight stations operational including South Vientiane Station, Nateuy Station, Vang Vieng Station and Luang Prabang Station.
The station is connected with four rail lines including two for goods transport purposes with the first line able to handle 25 containers and the second one capable of handling 26 containers at a time.
The station has been equipped with a 5 ha container yard with a capacity of 1,568 containers.
Main exports goods handled by the station include metals, iron ores and cements. Meanwhile coals, and general merchandise domain the list of imports.
The launch of the station for freight service contributes significantly to cutting transport time.
The Luang Prabang Station is speeding up constructing a complex facility that integrates all procedures needed for rail and customs inspection to improve the efficiency of goods inspection and cut transport time.
Source: Lao News Agency