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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 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]
Part of the Kunming–Yuxi–Hekou main railway upgraded in 2016 200: 106: Standard 1993: Yuxi–Mohan: Line connecting Yuxi with the China-Laos border at Mohan: 160: 507: Standard 2021 Laos: Boten–Vientiane: First railway line in Laos spanning the country, between the Chinese border at Boten to the capital Vientiane near the Thai border 160: ...
A line between Savannakhet and Lao Bảo (Vietnam) has been planned since 2012. A line between Vientiane and Vũng Áng port in Hà Tĩnh province (Vietnam) via Mụ Giạ Pass has also been discussed since 2007. [citation needed] In July 2022, the Lao government announced a feasibility study into the Laos-Vietnam Railway Project.
Kunming railway station (Chinese: 昆明站; pinyin: Kūnmíng Zhàn) is the main railway station serving the city of Kunming, Yunnan, China. It is located about four kilometres from the city centre. [1] It is known for a terrorist attack that happened at the station on March 1, 2014, which killed 33 people and injured 143, including many children.
China Railway Kunming Group, officially abbreviated as CR Kunming or CR-Kunming, formerly, Kunming Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway (formerly the Ministry of Railway). The railway administration was reorganized as a company in November 2017.
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.
Laos has two railway lines: the standard gauge Boten–Vientiane railway spanning northern and central Laos, and a metre gauge spur line connecting Khamsavath with the Thai railway network. Rail transport has not played a significant part in Laos's transport sector, since the country largely lacks the required infrastructure, though that is ...