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From 2009 to 2024, a shuttle train ran twice a day between Nong Khai railway station and Thanaleng station, [11] [12] with occasional services by the Eastern and Oriental Express. This rail link expanded closer to Vientiane city, with services to the new Khamsavath railway station in Vientiane Prefecture . [ 13 ]
The estimated cost of the Nong Khai–Thanaleng line was US$6.2 million, of which 70% was financed by Thai loans. [5] Construction formally began on 19 January 2007, [7] and test trains began running on 4 July 2008. [6] Formal inauguration occurred on 5 March 2009. [8]
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.
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.
Originally, Nong Khai railway station opened at the location of the present-day Na Tha railway station as part of the Northeastern Line Udon Thani–Na Tha section on September 13, 1955. In July 1958, the line extended to near the Mekong River and the terminus station there was then the Nong Khai railway station, and the old was renamed Na Tha ...
13 September 1955 - Udon Thani – Na Tha (first Nong Khai station) 31 July 1958 - Na Tha – Nong Khai (Talat Nong Khai, second Nong Khai station) [2] 2008 - Nong Khai (third and current Nong Khai station) – Talat Nong Khai section closed. 5 March 2009 - Nong Khai – Thanaleng (Vientiane Prefecture) 31 October 2023 - Thanaleng ...
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]
Nakhon Ratchasima–Bua Yai–Ban Phai–Khon Kaen–Udon Thani–Nong Khai: 250 km/h (160 mph) 356.01 km (221.21 mi) PPP Net Cost [6] [7] 341,351.42 million baht (10.000 million USD) TBA The phase 2 project is now approved by the cabinet, and it is under construction as of February 2025 [14] 4 Eastern HSR Phase 2