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The first bullet train to serve the Laos-China high-speed railway was delivered to the Lao capital Vientiane at the weekend, but six weeks before the line is set to open, villagers who lost land to the project say they are still waiting for promised compensation.

The nine-car bullet train capable of carrying 720 passengers was towed to Vientiane and handed over to Viengsavath Siphandone, the Lao minister of public works and transport, by Jiang Zaidong, China's ambassador to Laos.

The U.S. $6 billion railway, whose construction began in December 2016, is part of a longer rail line that will link China to mainland Southeast Asia under Chinese President Xi Jinping’s massive Belt and Road Initiative of infrastructure projects linking nations to China.

The project has been touted as a boon for Laos, an impoverished, landlocked nation of 7 million people, because it is expected to lower the cost of exports and consumer goods, while boosting development and tourism.

(27-10-2021, 03:14 PM)lvlrsSTI Wrote: [ -> ]

The first bullet train to serve the Laos-China high-speed railway was delivered to the Lao capital Vientiane at the weekend, but six weeks before the line is set to open, villagers who lost land to the project say they are still waiting for promised compensation.

The nine-car bullet train capable of carrying 720 passengers was towed to Vientiane and handed over to Viengsavath Siphandone, the Lao minister of public works and transport, by Jiang Zaidong, China's ambassador to Laos.

The U.S. $6 billion railway, whose construction began in December 2016, is part of a longer rail line that will link China to mainland Southeast Asia under Chinese President Xi Jinping’s massive Belt and Road Initiative of infrastructure projects linking nations to China.

The project has been touted as a boon for Laos, an impoverished, landlocked nation of 7 million people, because it is expected to lower the cost of exports and consumer goods, while boosting development and tourism.

Will this bullet train extend to Thailand, then to Malaysia and thence to Singapore.....?

First in ASEAN!

(27-10-2021, 03:18 PM)debono Wrote: [ -> ]Will this bullet train extend to Thailand, then to Malaysia and thence to Singapore.....?

yes, it is possible but takes years to complete

(27-10-2021, 03:19 PM)cityhantam Wrote: [ -> ]First in ASEAN!

many Msians are excited and want to travel to Laos to take HSR to Kunming, maybe Msian garment will change mind to resume HSR project with Spore.

(27-10-2021, 03:19 PM)lvlrsSTI Wrote: [ -> ]yes, it is possible but takes years to complete

No political will!

(27-10-2021, 03:19 PM)lvlrsSTI Wrote: [ -> ]yes, it is possible but takes years to complete

But at least it is in the pipeline.....

(27-10-2021, 03:25 PM)debono Wrote: [ -> ]But at least it is in the pipeline.....

Thai transportation authorities and Chinese construction corporations signed a construction agreement for the first phase of the Thailand-China High Speed Rail on Monday, a new step forward for the long-awaited rail project that could link the two Asian countries.

The first 251-kilometer leg connecting the Thai capital, Bangkok, and Nakhon Ratchasima, better known as Korat, in northeastern Thailand, is expected to be completed and open to traffic in 2026, China's national broadcaster CCTV said on Monday.

The total budget for the first phase is about 179 billion baht ($5.85 billion), with the civil engineering contracts accounting for 27.527 billion baht. A consortium that includes Chinese companies will be responsible for the civil engineering work on the first section, according to the report.

In October 2020, Thailand and China signed a key contract for the first phase of the high-speed railway project. The contract, known as Contract 2.3, covers the railway system as well as the electrical, signaling and communication systems, the procurement of train carriages, and staff training.

The planned second phase will link Nakhon Ratchasima with Nong Khai on the border with Laos, which will connect with the China-Laos railway to form a crucial railway artery linking Thailand, Laos and China, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

The 873-kilometer China-Thailand high-speed railway is a flagship project that will help promote the Belt and Road Initiative, in line with upgrading infrastructure construction as well as economic development in Thailand.

The project will eventually connect Kunming city, Southwest China's Yunnan Province with Bangkok.

873km from B to Kunming is only abt 2hrs ++ assuming 200++kph.

(27-10-2021, 03:32 PM)Notdumb Wrote: [ -> ]873km from B to Kunming is only abt 2hrs ++ assuming 200++kph.

yea, HSR will help Laos to develop its economy

so the HSR from Kunming to Bangkok is confirmed, however there’s no plan of building HSR from Bangkok to KL to Spore.

(27-10-2021, 03:37 PM)lvlrsSTI Wrote: [ -> ]so the HSR from Kunming to Bangkok is confirmed, however there’s no plan of building HSR from Bangkok to KL to Spore.

If only the Malaysian govt. gives the go-ahead for the link from JB to Singapore..

speed not very high, 160km per hour only

(27-10-2021, 04:29 PM)drgn Wrote: [ -> ]speed not very high, 160km per hour only

In China I had taken a HSR traveling at 300+ km/hr.....

(27-10-2021, 04:34 PM)debono Wrote: [ -> ]In China I had taken a HSR traveling at 300+ km/hr.....

Maybe the Bangkok to Laos track is the yellow line type?