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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. [29]
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]
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]
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 ...
The fastest commercial train service measured by average train speed is the CRH express service on the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway, which reaches a top speed of 350 km/h (220 mph) and completes the 1,302 km (809 mi) journey between Shanghai Hongqiao and Beijing South, with two stops, in 4 hours and 24 min for an average speed of 291.9 ...
Once in commercial service, it could be the fastest high-speed train in the world, surpassing China’s current CR400 model, which debuted in 2017 and operates at 350 kilometers (217 miles) per hour.
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 ...
Connecting bus services are available towards the city and the Laos China Railway station, as well as taxi services operated at a fixed price. Bus fares are 20,000 kip for adults to the Central Bus Station in the city, with the same prices applying for those heading towards the Vientiane railway station .