CHINA - LAOS RAILWAY CONNECTION

China actualized one of its investment in ASEAN into reality. The construction of railway between China and Laos has been started since last Wednesday. And for your information, this is not the only trans country railway route that China has. China also plans to build the railway route from Beijing to Russia and from Yiwu to West European country…

Sino – Laos

This railway will be connecting Vientiane, the capital of Laos, and China’s Kunming in Yunnan province. It is scheduled to be completed in 2020. Laos is the only landlocked country in southeast Asia with inconvenient transport, Laos remains somewhat mysterious to the outside world. However, the situation may be changed within five years.

Sino-Laos railway is the first overseas railway project mainly constructed, operated and invested by China and it will be directly connected with China’s domestic railway network. The construction will be done in accordance with Chinese technical standards and use China-made equipment. The total investment reaches nearly 6.25 billon USD. China holds 70% of the share.

In Laos, the railway starts from border city Boten, passes through Muang Xai, Luangprabang, Vang Vieng and ends at Vientiane, covering a total length of 427.1 km. The hourly speed will be 160 km. Sixty percent of the railway will be built on bridges or through tunnels.

Vientiane City

Currently, besides flying, people can only travel from China’s Kunming to Laos’s Vientiane via bus. This takes a total of two days and three nights. With the Sino-Laos railway, it only takes 10 hours to reach Vientiane.