Boten–Vientiane Railway (China-Laos Railway)

railway

Distance

414 km
new
414km
rehabilitated
– km
existing
– km

Cost

$5.8b
$5,800,000,000

operational

2021

Objective

This standard gauge railway with a speed of 160 km/h for passenger train and 120 km/h for freight train will form part of the substantial 3,000 km Singapore-Kunming Rail Link.

Description

The Vientiane-Boten Railway Project will connect the Chinese railway in the north of Lao PDR at the Chinese border to Vientiane,and can potentially connect soon to the Thai rail line via Nong Khai in the near future.

Finance

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$1.7b investment
Government of Lao PDR
Government
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$4.1b loan
Exim Bank of China
Development bank

Contractors

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