A report on Boten–Vientiane railway

Train at Vang Vieng station
Vientiane Station
Bridge construction in Luang Prabang Province
Viaduct under construction near Vientiane.

422 km in Laos, running between the capital Vientiane and the northern town of Boten on the border with Yunnan, China.

- Boten–Vientiane railway
Train at Vang Vieng station

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Laos

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Socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.

Socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.

Pha That Luang in Vientiane is the national symbol of Laos.
Fa Ngum, founder of the Lan Xang Kingdom
Local Lao soldiers in the French Colonial guard, c. 1900
French General Salan and Prince Sisavang Vatthana in Luang Prabang, 4 May 1953
Ruins of Muang Khoun, former capital of Xiangkhouang province, destroyed by the American bombing of Laos in the late 1960s
Pathet Lao soldiers in Vientiane, 1972
Mekong River flowing through Luang Prabang
Paddy fields in Laos
Laos map of Köppen climate classification.
Flag of the ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ASEAN heads of state in New Delhi on 25 January 2018
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2016
Hmong girls in Laos, 1973
A proportional representation of Laos exports, 2019
GDP per capita development in Laos
Near the sanctuary on the main upper level of Vat Phou, looking back towards the Mekong River
Rivers are an important means of transport in Laos.
Pha That Luang in Vientiane. The Buddhist stupa that is a national symbol of Laos.
Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane.
National University of Laos in Vientiane.
An example of Lao cuisine
Lao women wearing sinhs
Lao dancers during the New Year celebration
New Laos National Stadium in Vientiane.
Wat Nong Sikhounmuang - buddhist pagoda in Luang Prabang.

On 3 December 2021, the 422-kilometre Boten-Vientiane railway, a flagship of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was opened.

Ban Tha Lat, Mon inscription (9th CE), was found in 1968, in an area where other pieces of 
archaeological evidence testified to an ancient Mon presence. It is now at Ho Phra Kaeo Museum, Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane

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Capital and largest city of Laos.

Capital and largest city of Laos.

Ban Tha Lat, Mon inscription (9th CE), was found in 1968, in an area where other pieces of 
archaeological evidence testified to an ancient Mon presence. It is now at Ho Phra Kaeo Museum, Vientiane, Laos
Buddha sculptures at Pha That Luang
Haw Phra Kaew or Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Wat Si Muang
Buddha Park
Vientiane from Patuxai
Wattay International Airport
Older taxis in Vientiane are being replaced by newer Chinese-made cars, like this Soueast Lioncel.
Thanaleng Train Station

The Boten–Vientiane railway (sometimes referred to as the China–Laos railway or Laos–China railway) is an 414 km electrified railway in Laos, running between the capital Vientiane and the town of Boten on the border with China.

Overview of the missing links (in yellow) the Kunming–Singapore railway.

Kunming–Singapore railway

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Network of railways that connects China, Singapore and all the countries of mainland Southeast Asia.

Network of railways that connects China, Singapore and all the countries of mainland Southeast Asia.

Overview of the missing links (in yellow) the Kunming–Singapore railway.
How the central route will look when completed
Map of Vietnam's railways
Map of Laos
Map of Thailand.
Double-track construction of the Kunming to Guangtong section of the Chengdu–Kunming railway at Anning in 2012.
Map of Myanmar

The Central route opened on 3 December 2021, with the opening of the Yuxi–Mohan railway and Boten–Vientiane railway linking with the other operational segments of the route, which formally connected Kunming and Singapore directly by rail.

Boten

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Town in Laos in Luang Namtha Province.

Town in Laos in Luang Namtha Province.

Old casino

After 5 years of construction, in December 2021 both the Vientiane–Boten Railway and Yuxi–Mohan railways opened, connecting the town south towards Vientiane and towards Kunming, China to the north.

Yuxi–Mohan railway

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Chinese section of the China–Laos railway in Yunnan Province of southwest China.

Chinese section of the China–Laos railway in Yunnan Province of southwest China.

Branching from the existing Kunming–Yuxi–Hekou railway at Yuxi and connecting directly to the Boten–Vientiane railway on the Laotian side, the Yumo railway is a part of the Kunming–Singapore railway and will eventually carry traffic across the Greater Mekong Subregion.

Luang Prabang

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City in north central Laos, consisting of 58 adjacent villages, of which 33 comprise the UNESCO Town Of Luang Prabang World Heritage Site.

City in north central Laos, consisting of 58 adjacent villages, of which 33 comprise the UNESCO Town Of Luang Prabang World Heritage Site.

View of Luang Prabang, 1897
Market in Luang Prabang, pre-1901
Damage caused by a communist ground attack on Luang Prabang airfield, 1967
Statue of Sisavang Vong, King of Luang Phrabang 1904–46, King of Laos 1946–59
A riverboat and marchers in the Lao New Year parade in Luang Prabang
O-lam, the most popular dish in Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang International Airport
Monks collecting alms at dawn
Buddhist Temple at Haw Kham (Royal Palace) complex
Royal Palace
Primary school
Luang Prabang night market
Buddha images at Vat Visounarath
Boats on the Mekong
Pak Ou Caves
Landscape with a wooden footbridge crossing the Nam Khan river, where two workers are working at the consolidation of this structure, holding a big beam during the monsoon
Wat Nong Sikhounmuang

Beginning December 2021, Luang Prabang is served by the high speed Vientiane–Boten railway.

Thanaleng railway station

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Railway station in Dongphosy village, Hadxayfong District, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos.

Railway station in Dongphosy village, Hadxayfong District, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos.

A train stops at Thanaleng station

In November 2010, however, Lao and Thai officials confirmed that their joint extension project had been scrapped in favor of the Vientiane–Boten railway supported by the governments of Thailand and China, which would pass through Laos.

The Northeastern high-speed railway under construction in Khon Kaen Province on 16 May 2017.

Bangkok–Nong Khai high-speed railway

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High-speed railway under construction in Thailand.

High-speed railway under construction in Thailand.

The Northeastern high-speed railway under construction in Khon Kaen Province on 16 May 2017.
The Northeastern high-speed railway under construction in Khon Kaen Province on 16 May 2017.
CRRC Fuxing Series EMU proposed for Northeastern high-speed rail line passenger services.

The Bangkok to Nong Khai HSR line will connect to the 617 km Boten–Vientiane railway from Vientiane to the northern Lao border and the 414 km line from the Lao border to Kunming.

Belt and Road Initiative and related projects as of 2018 (in German)

Belt and Road Initiative

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Global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the Chinese government in 2013 to invest in nearly 70 countries and international organizations.

Global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the Chinese government in 2013 to invest in nearly 70 countries and international organizations.

Belt and Road Initiative and related projects as of 2018 (in German)
Belt and Road Initiative and related projects as of 2018 (in German)
Yangshan Port of Shanghai, China
Container terminals in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong
The Belt and Road initiative. China in red. Members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in orange.
Countries which signed cooperation documents related to the Belt and Road Initiative
Polish President Andrzej Duda and Chinese leader Xi Jinping signed a declaration on strategic partnership in June 2016
Suez Canal
Container ship transiting the Suez Canal
Mombasa Port on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast

The flagship projects include the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, the Boten–Vientiane railway in Laos and Khorgas land port.

Mohan railway station

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Railway station in Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China.

Railway station in Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China.

The line continues south as the Boten–Vientiane railway.