Comments on: Laos Railways: a guide to train travel in Laos https://www.nomadicnotes.com/laos-railways/ Travel blog featuring transport and accommodation guides Sat, 30 Aug 2025 05:50:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: James Clark https://www.nomadicnotes.com/laos-railways/#comment-357138 Sat, 24 Dec 2022 11:28:53 +0000 http://www.nomadicnotes.com/?p=26189#comment-357138 In reply to Mardelle Hudson.

Unfortunately no bicycle carriage yet. That seems to be the most asked question, so I hope this is getting through to the railway management. The freight trains are separate from passenger services.

]]> By: Mardelle Hudson https://www.nomadicnotes.com/laos-railways/#comment-357123 Sat, 24 Dec 2022 06:20:06 +0000 http://www.nomadicnotes.com/?p=26189#comment-357123 Hello do you know if bicycles can go on trains, is freight train separately? TIA

]]> By: James Clark https://www.nomadicnotes.com/laos-railways/#comment-246646 Thu, 04 Jul 2019 03:55:04 +0000 http://www.nomadicnotes.com/?p=26189#comment-246646 In reply to Mike Boddington.

Thanks Mike, I’ve updated the post!

]]> By: Mike Boddington https://www.nomadicnotes.com/laos-railways/#comment-246541 Wed, 03 Jul 2019 10:03:36 +0000 http://www.nomadicnotes.com/?p=26189#comment-246541 James
Announced yesterday that there will be a 7.5 km railway from Thanalaeng to Ban Khamsavath, as Vientiane City’s station.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-07/02/c_138192062.htm

The article describes it as ‘…link the existing suburban station to central Vientiane …’ Ban Khamsavath is halfway between the existing Thanalaeng station and central Vientiane.

]]> By: karen marshall https://www.nomadicnotes.com/laos-railways/#comment-216484 Fri, 11 Jan 2019 23:16:40 +0000 http://www.nomadicnotes.com/?p=26189#comment-216484 Tragic that Laos has had to get into so much debt (300 billion i read) so that China can bully their way through the country; China direct to the oil in the ocean, dont care who gets in the way!! Laos will never be the same again. I first went in 2001 and they were just getting their heads around going on buses on Highway 13. How many Laos people will be ever travelling on the train? Thanks for the upto date info. The bridge between Thailand and Vietnam bet they love that too…even the music on that video scared me. SE Asia will be undoubtedly now almos be a Chinese state.

]]> By: James Clark https://www.nomadicnotes.com/laos-railways/#comment-204890 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 06:56:46 +0000 http://www.nomadicnotes.com/?p=26189#comment-204890 In reply to john Louie natividad.

There is no official website yet.

]]> By: john Louie natividad https://www.nomadicnotes.com/laos-railways/#comment-204847 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 02:14:37 +0000 http://www.nomadicnotes.com/?p=26189#comment-204847 how to apply to rail ways in laos

]]> By: Lena Light https://www.nomadicnotes.com/laos-railways/#comment-170466 Sat, 16 Jun 2018 23:13:09 +0000 http://www.nomadicnotes.com/?p=26189#comment-170466 SAD… now the millions of folks from China can journey to picturesque little towns like Luang Prabang and it will be overrun and completely ruined.

]]> By: Aster https://www.nomadicnotes.com/laos-railways/#comment-170170 Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:48:17 +0000 http://www.nomadicnotes.com/?p=26189#comment-170170 Lots of research done for this post…Thank you James for the updated info on Lao Railways.

]]> By: Ryan Biddulph https://www.nomadicnotes.com/laos-railways/#comment-170169 Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:32:56 +0000 http://www.nomadicnotes.com/?p=26189#comment-170169 James this will be SO welcome. Especially since I visited Laos a while back. Busing was a bit rough in the country. The overall system was OK but some long stretches of road were in rough shape. Although folks who sell shock absorbers to buses in Laos must be billionaires by now LOL. Rocking post dude.

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