Luang Prabang railway station (Lao: ສະຖານີ ຫຼວງພະບາງ, Chinese: 琅勃拉邦站) is a railway station in Luang Prabang, Laos. It is the 9th station on the Boten–Vientiane railway.[1] The main building was completed on 3 December 2020[2] and the station was opened along with the rest of the line on 3 December 2021.[3]
Luang Prabang ຫຼວງພະບາງ | |||||||||||
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Location | Luang Prabang Luang Prabang Province Laos | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°52′5″N 102°12′52″E / 19.86806°N 102.21444°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 | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Architect | China Railway Construction | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 3 December 2021 | ||||||||||
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The station building sits on 7,970 square metres (85,800 sq ft) of land and has two platforms and four tracks as well as a station hall that can accommodate 1,200 passengers.[4]
Gallery
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Inside Luang Prabang railway station
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Luang Prabang station under construction in 2021
References
edit- ^ 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. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Main Structure of Luang Prabang Station along China-Laos Railway Completed". www.crecg.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "China and Laos open $6 billion high-speed rail link". Reuters. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ Thanabouasy, Phayboune (21 July 2021). "Luang Prabang Station Along Laos-China Railway to be Completed Next Month". Laotian Times.