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28-02-08, 19:07

Schoolgirls in Vientiane.
Tourists can travel to the Lao capital by train soon

A rail link between Thailand and Laos is scheduled to open this May.

Thirty per cent of the total project costs of 197 million baht was covered by the Thai government with the remainder funded by a "soft" government-to-government loan.

Three-and-a half kilometres of tracks will connect the town of Nong Khai to Tha Na Laeng, across the border in the Lao PDR. The work is now around 80 per cent complete, said Nong Khai Governor Jadej Musikwong, adding that the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has undertaken to train Laotian officials how to operate the service.

The French government has put up two million baht to fund a study into the feasibility of extending the tracks a further nine kilometres to reach the Laotian capital of Vientiane, according to the SRT.

Bron: Bangkok Post 27/02/08 / www.bangkokpost.com

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davenuman Guest Posts: n/a	Train service across the Mekong Schoolgirls in Vientiane. Tourists can travel to the Lao capital by train soon A rail link between Thailand and Laos is scheduled to open this May. Thirty per cent of the total project costs of 197 million baht was covered by the Thai government with the remainder funded by a "soft" government-to-government loan. Three-and-a half kilometres of tracks will connect the town of Nong Khai to Tha Na Laeng, across the border in the Lao PDR. The work is now around 80 per cent complete, said Nong Khai Governor Jadej Musikwong, adding that the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has undertaken to train Laotian officials how to operate the service. The French government has put up two million baht to fund a study into the feasibility of extending the tracks a further nine kilometres to reach the Laotian capital of Vientiane, according to the SRT. Bron: Bangkok Post 27/02/08 / www.bangkokpost.com