Classic route
Laos–China Railway
Kunming → Vientiane · China · Laos
Punched through jungle karst in 167 tunnels, it gave landlocked Laos its first real railway.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 99.4% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 3 m); the longest stretch away from it is 2.5 km
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Laos–China Railway?
The Laos–China Railway runs 1,035 km from Kunming to Vientiane. It runs through China and Laos.
How long does the Laos–China Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 10 h for the 1,035 km. That is an average of 104 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Laos–China Railway?
LCR, with Lane Xang EMU.
How old is the Laos–China Railway?
The line has been in service since 2021. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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