News / A multimodal first as DHL freight train uses new China-Laos high-speed link

DHL has launched a freight train on the long-awaited China-Laos high-speed railway, unlocking new multimodal transport options in South-east Asia.

The 414km Laos section of the railway was officially opened today, after five years of construction.

One of the major projects of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing fronted most of the $6bn cost of the railway which connects Laos capital Vientiane with the Chinese city of Kunming, a major manufacturing and transport hub.

DHL said its two-way rail freight service on ...