The China-Laos Railway has transported more than 100,000 tons of fruit this year, up about 120 percent from a year earlier, the Kunming branch of China Railway Corp. said.

On Thursday, 108 tons of durian from Thailand transported by this railroad were unloaded at Hongyun International Logistics Port in Kunming city. It took only 29 hours to deliver this consignment from Vientiane South Railway Station to the unloading site in Kunming, Yunnan Province, Kunming Branch of the corporation said.

Thanks to simplified customs clearance procedures, tropical fruits from South and Southeast Asia are constantly shipped to China by this railroad. The time to pass through customs control on the railroad has been reduced to five hours, facilitating the transportation of fruits and vegetables, flowers and other goods requiring rapid transit, said the Kunming Branch of the corporation.

The railroad, which started operation in December 2021, is a landmark project under the high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road. It is 1,035 kilometers long and connects the administrative center of Yunnan Province, Kunming, with Wien. Kunming to Vientiane in Laos.