Laos-China Rail to Start Cross-Border Service by April
The Laos-China Railway Company Limited will be opening the cross-border service…
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Read morePrime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has asked for urgent action to set up immigration booths at stations on the Laos-China Railway.
Read moreTransport costs are not the only problem facing the country, but reducing them could help spur progress in other areas.
Read moreAll seven freight stations on the Laos-China Railway are now operational following the opening of Xay station in Oudomxay province on Tuesday.
Read moreThe Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta) believes that about 3 million Chinese tourists may use the almost 423 km long electrified railway that runs between the Lao capital of Vientiane and Boten town in northern Laos bordering China.
Read moreDrivers are charged high fees to enter the station even to deliver or pick up passengers.
Read moreThe Laos-China Railway plans to begin operating ordinary train service to ease the rising demand for train travel, especially at the weekend.
Read moreThe lack of seats and the difficulty in obtaining tickets led passengers to make complaints on social media about the problems encountered, with many people having to wait for hours in long lines to buy tickets. This forced the company to expand its services.
Read moreThe Phase II of the project comprises a 7.5km extension of the railway from the Thanalaeng station at the Thai border to the Vientiane station.
Read moreA track change station was officially opened at the Vientiane Logistics Park on Friday, creating an official link between the Laos-China Railway and the Laos-Thailand Railway.
Read moreTickets for the Laos-China Railway can now be booked four to seven days prior to the departure date at the Luang Prabang ticket service unit.
Read moreThai authorities are preparing for border reopening with Laos after the neighbouring country lifts entry restrictions from Monday.
Read moreSource: Global Times The third Lane Xang EMU train for the China-Laos Railway has arrived in the Lao capital Vientiane
Read moreLaos-China Railway Company Limited opened a ticket office in Luang Prabang city on Thursday, giving rail passengers an option to queueing for tickets at the station.
Read moreThe railway, estimated to cost US$5 billion, is a proposed line that the Lao and Vietnamese governments have agreed to jointly develop. It would enable landlocked Laos to access the deep seaport – the closest feasible seaport to Vientiane.
Read morePassengers on the Laos-China Railway may purchase only two tickets at a time and must present their ID card and Covid-19 vaccination certificate when buying tickets at the new sales outlet in the city centre
Read moreThe Laos-China Railway Company has announced it will operate a slower-speed train in addition to the two existing high-speed EMU trains to meet the growing needs of passengers.
Read moreTickets for travel on the Laos-China Railway will soon go on sale at the Vientiane Center
Read moreLCRC also asked the government to counter negative publicity concerning the railway as well as for assistance with other issues
Read moreThe Railway Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security has issued a list of items that passengers are banned from taking into stations and on trains, as part of overall security measures.
Read moreThe Thai cabinet has ordered the State Railway of Thailand to quickly design and build a second bridge from Nong Khai province to Laos, to connect to the new China-Laos railway.
Read moreComments posted on social media say some people are buying tickets from the railway operator and selling them on at an inflated price.
Read moreThe Laos-China Railway Company Limited is laying on more train journeys over the New Year holiday from December 30-January 3.
Read moreChina expects more than 1 million passenger trips to be made on a newly opened high-speed rail link to Laos during the peak Lunar New Year travel season early next year, despite COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Read moreOver 5,500 people have bought tickets to travel on the Laos-China railway in the first five days since passenger services were offered starting on December 4.
Read moreLao Airlines and the Northern Bus Station in Vientiane do not plan to make any changes to their services or ticket prices in a bid to attract customers
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