The Laos government determines the construction of a railway connecting the country with China as the most important current transportation project.
According to promising plan rail link will connect Boten, on the China-Laos border, with Vientiane, Laos capital. The implementation of the project requires the construction of 154 bridges, including two across the great Mekong River and 76 tunnels.
Laos-China train will make about 31 stops on its 421-kilometre way. In spite of initially Laos and China governments plane to build high-speed railway, it will have usual speed until 160 kph.
Rail connection with China – priority Laos project
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The Laos government determines the construction of a railway connecting the country with China as the most important current transportation project. According to promising plan rail link will connect Boten with Vientiane.