Railway · Laos

How much did the Boten–Vientiane railway in Laos cost?

The Boten–Vientiane railway is the Lao section of the China–Laos Railway, a 414 km standard-gauge line from Boten on the Chinese border to Vientiane with 75 tunnels, 167 bridges and 32 stations, built by Chinese companies to Chinese standards for passenger trains up to 160 km/h. Construction started on 25 December 2016 and the railway opened on 3 December 2021; it cost an estimated USD 5.965 billion (RMB 37.425 billion), about 60% financed by loans from China Exim Bank and 40% by equity, with Laos holding 30% of the operating company.