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A collaborative project between Laos and China, the line's northern end is directly connected to the Chinese rail system at Mohan in Yunnan, through the Yuxi–Mohan railway, and has provisions in the south to link up with the Bangkok–Nong Khai high-speed railway in Thailand and possibly all the way to Singapore via HSR. The railway ends at ...
First railway line in Laos spanning the country, between the Chinese border at Boten to the capital Vientiane near the Thai border 160: 422: Standard 2021: Vientiane–Nong Khai Vientiane–Nong Khai: First international railway line to Laos, across First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge to Thanaleng, Vientiane Prefecture.
During its routine cabinet meeting on February 4, 2025, the Cabinet of Thailand sanctioned the second phase of the China–Thailand Railway Cooperation Project, specifically the Korat-Nong Khai segment of the Bangkok–Nong Khai high-speed train connection. The project is slated to commence in 2025 and is anticipated to conclude in 2030.
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 China–Thailand high-speed rail link under construction, Khon Kaen, 16 May 2017. In November 2014, Thailand and China signed a memorandum of understanding agreeing to construct the Thai portion of the transnational railway running from Kunming, China to the Gulf of Thailand. In November 2015, both parties agreed to a division of labour.
Both Laos and Thailand have expressed interest in the project as a shorter export gateway to the Pacific Ocean. [3] [4] The Vientiane–Vũng Áng railway would not only connect the capital Vientiane with a Vũng Áng port, but also connect China–Laos railway to this port.
Laos has 422 km (262 mi) of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge railways, primarily consisting of the Boten–Vientiane railway, which opened in December 2021.It also has a 12 km (7 mi) metre gauge railway with two stations in Vientiane, Khamsavath and Thanaleng, both of which are connected to Thailand's railway system.
The station has 3 platforms, 6 immigration desks, ticket offices for trains towards Thailand, Laos and China, food facilities and offices for the Lao National Railway. [10] However, there is no level boarding at the station.