Vientiane Railway Station ສະຖານີ ນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນ   | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Don Noun, Xaythany district Vientiane Prefecture Laos | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°2′46″N 102°41′26″E / 18.04611°N 102.69056°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Laos–China Railway Company Limited | ||||||||||
| Operated by | CR Kunming | ||||||||||
| Managed by | Lao National Railway State Enterprise | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Boten–Vientiane railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus 12 (Central Bus Station, Khamsavath Station) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | China Railway Construction | ||||||||||
| Architectural style | Laotian & Chinese | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed, Open | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 3 December 2021 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line | ||||||||||
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Cargo trains towards Vientiane South cargo terminal
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Vientiane railway station (Lao: ສະຖານີ ນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນ, Chinese: 万象站) is a railway station in Vientiane, Laos. It is the second station on the Boten–Vientiane railway.[1] The largest and most important station on the line,[2] the station was opened along with the rest of the line on 3 December 2021.[3]
- ^ 网易 (18 December 2019). "中老铁路-新建铁路磨丁至万象线四电工程施工总价承包中标结果". www.163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Lao capital station of China-Laos Railway makes debut". Xinhua. 7 October 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022.
- ^ Thevongsa, Phoonsab; Cao, Ella (3 December 2021). "China and Laos open $6 billion high-speed rail link". Reuters. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2022.