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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.
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 ...
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]
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. [11]
It is the northernmost intermediate stop, and the final stop in Laos on the Boten–Vientiane railway. It opened along with the rest of the line on 3 December 2021. [2] The custom facility at the station does not issue Laos visa-on-arrival, [3] but accepts eVisa. [4]
After China and 17 other Asian countries signed the Trans-Asian Railway Network Agreement in June 2006, the Yuxi–Mohan railway was proposed as a component of the Kunming–Singapore railway Central Route, which would connect Kunming, Vientiane, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
The Boten–Vientiane railway (sometimes referred to as the China–Laos railway or Laos–China railway) is a 414 kilometres (257 mi) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge electrified railway in Laos, running between the capital Vientiane and the town of Boten on the border with China. The line was officially opened on 3 December 2021 ...
The Vientiane–Boten Expressway (officially referred to as the Lao-China Expressway) (Lao: ທາງດ່ວນ ລາວ-ຈີນ) is a partially completed expressway between Boten, on the China–Laos border, and Vientiane, the capital of Laos. It roughly parallels Route 13. The expressway is the first in Laos. [1]