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 […]
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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, […]
Boten-Vientiane Railway: construction history and news about the Laos-China Railway
The Boten-Vientiane Railway (also known as the Laos-China 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 […]
