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Mekong River Railway Bridge – New Thailand-Laos bridge for high-speed railway

February 11, 2025 By James Clark 2 Comments

The Mekong River Railway Bridge is a proposed railway bridge between Thailand and Laos. The bridge will have 2 tracks of meter-gauge and 2 tracks of standard-gauge for the Bangkok-Nong Khai high-speed railway. The 4-track railway bridge will be 30 metres away on the downstream side of the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge. The metre-gauge on […]

Filed Under: Bridges, Railways Tagged With: high speed rail, laos, railways, thailand

Airports in Laos: Map of every commercial airport

November 25, 2024 By James Clark 2 Comments

News and information about current and future airports in Laos. Index Laos airports map International airports in Laos Attapeu International Airport (AOU) (Attapeu) [Inactive] Bokeo International Airport (BOK) (Golden Triangle SEZ) Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) (Luang Prabang) Pakse International Airport (PKZ) (Pakse) Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) (Savannakhet) Wattay International Airport (VTE) (Vientiane) Domestic airports in […]

Filed Under: Aviation Tagged With: airports, laos

Myths and realities of the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link

September 24, 2024 By James Clark 8 Comments

Why there won’t be a high-speed railway from Singapore to China, and how Thailand and Malaysia have set back a truly unified system by years. The Singapore-Kunming Rail Link (SKRL) is a planned network of railways to create a unified line from Kunming to Singapore. This is part of the Pan-Asian Railway, which envisions three […]

Filed Under: Editorial, Railways Tagged With: china, high speed rail, laos, malaysia, singapore, thailand

That Luang Lake SEZ – Vientiane Laos

June 13, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

That Luang Lake SEZ is a new urban area in Vientiane designated as a special economic zone. Also referred to as That Luang Marsh Specific Economic Zone, the area of 365 hectares is expected to accommodate up to 300,000 people. The development is centred around a round ornamental lake, and there are plans to build […]

Filed Under: New Urban Areas Tagged With: laos, special economic zone, vientiane

Laos-China Railway review – observations while riding the train from Vientiane to Boten

June 14, 2022 By James Clark 10 Comments

The Laos-China Railway opened in December 2021, and I would have tried to get a ticket on the inaugural trip had the borders been open. I was in Thailand when Laos reopened on the 9th of May, so I took the opportunity to visit shortly thereafter. I have written a Laos-China Railway travel guide on […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: boten, laos, luang prabang, railways, vientiane

Vientiane construction update – 2022 edition

June 7, 2022 By James Clark 3 Comments

Vientiane has some big projects lined up in order to attract more investment in the capital. Like most cities in the region though, Vientiane was hit hard by the extended international border closure during the pandemic. Laos reopened in May 2022 (over two years since the borders closed), and I went to Vientiane shortly thereafter […]

Filed Under: Construction Updates Tagged With: 2022 construction updates, laos, vientiane

Future Boten – The gateway city on the Laos-China border

May 30, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Future Boten

Boten is a town in Northern Laos on the border of China. It is one of the main entry points for freight from China to Southeast Asia, and it has been designated as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). A casino opened in Boten in 2002 to attract gamblers from China (where gambling is illegal in […]

Filed Under: Future Cities Tagged With: boten, laos

Vientiane BRT – Urban Transit System

May 23, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Vientiane has a proposed to build a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system as part of a planned sustainable transport system for the city. This page includes links and resources to any planned urban transit systems that are proposed for Vientiane. Other proposals in the past have included a Light Rail Transit (LRT) and a commuter […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bus rapid transit, laos, vientiane

Current and proposed railways in Laos

October 25, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

A list of current railways in Laos, and proposed railways connecting Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia. In December 2021 Laos began operations of the Laos-China Railway from Vientiane to Boten, launching the era of railway travel in Laos. There are other lines that have been proposed to connect Laos to Thailand, Vietnam, and maybe even Cambodia […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: laos, railways, vientiane

Vientiane – Vung Ang Railway: proposed railway connecting landlocked Laos to a seaport

August 30, 2021 By James Clark 1 Comment

The Vientiane – Vung Ang railway is a proposed railway connecting Vientiane in Laos to the Vung Ang seaport in Vietnam. Vung Ang is the closest feasible seaport to Vientiane, thus the railway would enable landlocked Laos access to a deep seaport for shipping. The railway would also interchange with Vietnam’s North-South railway, opening up […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: laos, vientiane, vietnam, vung ang

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