The new railway station is part of an extension of the cross-border Laos-Thailand Railway connecting Thailand’s Nong Khai with Thanaleng Station in Vientiane Capital. The new station at Khamsavath will allow passengers from Thailand to travel by train to inner Vientiane.

The Khamsavath Station, located in Xaysettha District, has finished the second phase of the railway construction and is open for public use.

Regarding ticket bookings for the Laos-China Railway, Banque Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public (BCEL) has announced this month that its account holders can pay via BCEL One to purchase tickets online in the local currency.

According to Pichet, extending the rail service to Vientiane (Khamsavath) will greatly facilitate travel for Thai and foreign tourists from Bangkok to Vientiane by train. The current Bangkok-Nong Khai trains, which operate six round trips per day, will be converted to Bangkok-Vientiane (Khamsavath) service. Initially, there will be two round trips per day, offering all three classes of service.

Additionally, the local shuttle trains running between Nong Khai and Nalaeng will also be transformed into Nong Khai-Vientiane (Khamsavath) service, with four round trips per day.