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NewsFreight-only launch for Laos – China rail link
LAOS: The 418 km railway linking Vientiane and the Chinese border at Boten was formally opened for revenue services with a ceremony on December 3, marking the 46th anniversary of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The government hopes that the line will help to stimulate the ...
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Country profileMalaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam & Laos - country map
Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam & Laos: national rail network map
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Ministry of Public Works & Transport, Laos
The Ministry is responsible for construction of the country’s first railway, opened in 2008. In November 2010 plans for a through China - Thailand main line were announced, with groundbreaking for the 414 km line in 2015. The line opened on December 3 2021, initally with freight service only due ...
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Lao National Railway Authority
The first railway in Laos, a 3·5 km line from Nong Khai (Thailand) north over the border Friendship Bridge to Thanaleng southeast of Vientiane, opened in March 2009. It is operated by State Railway of Thailand. See Vientiane city map. Plans to extend the line beyond Vientiane were dropped in ...