Thanaleng railway station

Thanaleng

ທ່ານາແລ້ງ
General information
Other namesDongphosy
LocationDongphosy village, Hadxayfong district
Vientiane prefecture
Laos
Operated byState Railway of Thailand
Managed byLao National Railway State Enterprise[1]
Platforms2
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Other information
Station codeลล
History
Opened5 March 2009; 15 years ago (2009-03-05)
Closed19 July 2024; 3 months ago (2024-07-19) (passenger services)
Location
Thanaleng station is located in Laos
Thanaleng station
Thanaleng station
Thanaleng station in Laos

Thanaleng station, also known as Dongphosy station (Ban Dong Phosy in Lao), is a freight railway station in Dongphosy village, Hadxayfong district, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos. It is 20 km (12 mi) east of the Lao capital city of Vientiane and 4 km (2.5 mi) north of the Lao-Thai border on the Mekong River. The station opened on 5 March 2009, becoming part of the first international railway link serving Laos.[2] Originally intended for use as a passenger station, Lao officials have stated their intention to convert it to a rail freight terminal to provide a low-cost alternative to road freight, the main mode of transport for goods entering Thailand.[3] The station provides a connection between Vientiane and the capital cities of three other ASEAN nations: Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore, and several major Southeast Asian ports.[2][4][5]

  1. ^ "Lao People's Democratic Republic: Transport Sector" (PDF). Independent Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank. May 5, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Andrew Spooner (2009-02-27). "First train to Laos". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
  3. ^ Rapeepat Mantanarat (2010-11-09). "Laos rethinks rail project". TTR Weekly. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
  4. ^ Rapeepat Mantanarat (2010-09-03). "Vientiane rail track on the way". TTR Weekly. Archived from the original on 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference unreview-07 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).