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In 2004, ASEAN and China proposed the shorter western route, which instead of running east through Vietnam and Cambodia, would go west from Kunming to Myanmar and then to Bangkok. [12] In 2007 ASEAN and China proposed building three routes, the Eastern, Western and a central route via Laos.
Vientiane train station Inside the railway station at Vientiane Luang Prabang Station. The Boten–Vientiane railway is the Lao section of the Laos–China Railway (LCR), running between the capital Vientiane and the northern town of Boten on the border with Yunnan, China. The line was officially opened on 3 December 2021. [9]
A Vietnam Railways train passes through a tunnel north of Quy Nhon. There are 27 railway tunnels along the North–South line, amounting to a total length of 8,335 m (27,346 ft). Throughout the entire Vietnamese rail network, Vietnam Railways report a total of 39 tunnels with a combined length of 11,512 m (37,769 ft). [40]
The major upgrade project of Kunming–Yuxi railway started in 2010, and completed in 2016. The EMU train entered into operation from December 29, 2016. [2] A branch line, the Yuxi–Mohan railway opened in December 2021. [7] It leads from Yuxi to Mohan where it connects to the Boten–Vientiane railway at the Chinese–Laotian border.
Travel time Gauge North–South railway: 1936 [11] 1,726 km (1,072 mi) [3] 191 [6] 30 hrs [12] Metre gauge [3] Railroad tracks on the North–South railway near Mỹ Sơn, in central Vietnam. The Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh City line is the primary railway line serving Vietnam. Trains travelling this line are sometimes referred to as the 'Reunification ...
A commuter train on a Kunming North – Wangjiaying run in 2016 A freight train on the Hanoi–Lao Cai railway, near Bảo Hà station. Twice-a-week cross-border passenger service operated as late as 2000; the second-class passengers had to transfer from a Chinese train to a Vietnamese train at the border station, while the first-class car passengers could remain on board as their car was ...
Train services are operated by the State Railway of Thailand drivers until Nong Khai, before the train is operated by Lao National Railway drivers to the station. The service utilizes former JR-West rolling stock for sleeper and second-class trains, being the only regularly scheduled train to use this stock in Thailand.
Vietnam Railways system Train leaving Sài Gòn Station A section of metre-gauge line in Hanoi. 141-179 steam locomotive exhibited in Vinh railway station. Hanoi Railway Station Shunting the locomotive to the other end at Trại Mát station on the Đà Lạt - Trại Mát line A local train hauled by a D9E/10E locomotive on a passing siding at Phù Mỹ, between Quy Nhơn and Quảng Ngãi On ...