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The railway is built on a single track with passing loops and is electrified to China's Class I trunk railway standards, suitable for 160 km/h (100 mph) passenger and 120 km/h (75 mph) freight trains, making Laos the first country to connect to the Chinese high-speed railway network using Chinese technology.
Map showing projected high-speed rail network in China by 2020 and the travel time by rail from Beijing to each of the provincial capitals. China's high-speed railway network is by far the longest in the world. The HSR network reached 45,000 km (28,000 mi) in total length by end of 2023 with plans to reach 70,000 km (43,000 mi) in 2035. [184]
The standard gauge Bangkok–Nong Khai high-speed railway, scheduled for completion in 2028, may eventually extend to Vientiane station, completing the Kunming–Singapore railway. [7] In 2022, the Vientiane Times announced that Laos intends to build a new standard-gauge railway from Vientiane to the port of Vung Ang in central Vietnam. [8]
China’s ambitious plan to build a high-speed railway network through Southeast Asia is gaining speed. This is good news for tourists, but not everyone is ready to climb aboard.
Laos, a nation of 7 million people wedged between China, Vietnam and Thailand, is opening a $5.9 billion Chinese-built railway that links China's poor southwest to foreign markets but piles on ...
In a significant advancement for high-speed rail technology, China recently unveiled the CR450 bullet train prototype in Beijing. This state-of-the-art train is a testament to China's commitment ...
This line was originally planned as a high-speed rail joint-venture between the Laotian government and the China Railway Corporation, the Chinese state rail operator, and set to begin construction on 25 April 2011 but was delayed due to a corruption scandal that removed the Chinese railway minister, Liu Zhijun from office. [20]
National railway: Lao National Railway State Enterprise: Major operators: State Railway of Thailand Laos-China Railways Company Ltd. System length; Total: 434 km: Electrified: 422 kilometres (262 mi) Track gauge; Main: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge: 422 kilometres (262 mi) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ...