泰国政府本周表示，境内连接老挝与中国的首条高铁将于2030年正式通车。不过，观察人士认为，泰国官僚主导铁路项目发展，通车时程恐再跳票，地方经济也不见得会因这条铁路受惠。

BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The number of passenger trips operated by China's urban rail transit networks in 2024 grew by around 2.8 billion, or 9.5 percent from a year earlier, official data showed.