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

June 14, 2022 By James Clark 9 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 trip report from a traveller’s […]

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

Hanoi – Chiang Mai Railway

August 2, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Hanoi - Chiang Mai Railway

The Hanoi – Chiang Mai Railway is an unofficially proposed railway that would connect Hanoi (Vietnam) to Chiang Mai (Thailand), via Luang Prabang (Laos). There are a number of long-term planned railways for Laos, but a Hanoi to Chiang Mai railway is not one under consideration. The railway proposal is via a map from China, […]

Filed Under: Laos, Railways, Thailand, Vietnam Tagged With: chiang mai, hanoi, laos, luang prabang, railways, thailand, vietnam

Laos-China Railway – The Boten-Vientiane railway in Laos

August 4, 2020 By James Clark 1 Comment

The Laos-China Railway (also known as the Boten-Vientiane railway) is a new railway that connects Kunming in China to Vientiane in Laos. From Boten on the China/Laos border, the railway travels 414 km through Laos to the capital of Vientiane. Apart from the border shuttle operated by the State Railway of Thailand, this is the […]

Filed Under: Laos, Railways Tagged With: boten, laos, luang prabang, vang vieng, vientiane

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