LAOS - CHINA RAILWAY: Bullet Train Arrival

Laos Biggest Project in History: $6 billion Laos to China Railway

The multibillion-dollar Laos to China railway, is set to begin operations by the end of the year as scheduled, completing the first link of a long-envisioned rail line connecting southwest China, with Singapore. Boten to Vientiane line, is a 414 kilometers standard gauge electrified railway, under construction in Laos with 94% overall completion rate, connecting the country’s capital Vientiane to Boten, a small town near the border of China.

On October 15, The Lane Xang Electric Multiple Unit train, arrives at the Laos’ northern border town of Boten, after passing by the China-Laos borderline. The dream of the Lao people, to transform the land-locked country into a land-linked hub in the region is coming true. As the streamlined China-standard bullet train for the China-Laos railway, arrived in Lao capital Vientiane.

The EMU train, was officially delivered to the Laos-China Railway Company Ltd., a joint venture based in the Lao capital Vientiane. A handover ceremony held in the station, with the attendance of Chinese Ambassador to Laos Jiang Zaidong, and Lao Minister of Public Works and Transport Viengsavath Siphandone.

The extreme nature of the project is reflected in the fact that the line will have 75 tunnels with 198km total length, and 165 bridges with 62km total length, which combine is more than half the length of the entire line.

With advanced technology, the EMU train set is safe, comfortable and reliable with large passenger capacity but low operating costs, and fully meets the main performance indicators required by the China-Laos railway operation. The train set is painted in the Lao flag colors of red, blue, and white. The interior design integrates elements of traditional Chinese and Lao cultures, embodying the Lao people's vision of a better life and the friendship between the two peoples.