Boten railway station

Summary

Boten railway station (Chinese: 磨丁站, Lao: ສະຖານີບໍ່ເຕັນ) is a railway station in Boten, Laos. It is the northernmost intermediate stop, and the final stop in Laos on the Boten–Vientiane railway. It opened along with the rest of the line on 3 December 2021.[2]

Boten

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The front of the station in 2023.
General information
LocationBoten
Luang Namtha Province
Laos
Coordinates21°9′12.11″N 101°40′12.12″E / 21.1533639°N 101.6700333°E / 21.1533639; 101.6700333
Owned byLaos–China Railway Company Limited
Operated byChina Railway Kunming Group[1]
Platforms3
Tracks8
Construction
Structure typeElevated concrete building
ArchitectChina Railway Construction
Architectural styleLaotian
History
Opened3 December 2021 (2021-12-03)
Services
Preceding station China Railway Following station
through to Yuxi–Mohan railway Boten–Vientiane railway Nateuy
towards Vientiane South

The custom facility at the station does not issue Laos visa-on-arrival,[3] but accepts eVisa.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "中老铁路12月3日全线开通运营 昆明至万象约10小时可达". 荆楚网. 2 December 2021. 中老铁路开通初期,老挝段由老中铁路公司委托中国铁路昆明局集团公司运营维护
  2. ^ "磨丁火车站正式亮相,国门特区迈入交通流量新阶段" (in Chinese). 网易. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ "乘坐中老铁路去老挝,最全通关攻略在这里!". 开屏新闻. 11 April 2023.
  4. ^ "eVisa LCR intro (English)". Lao eVisa. YouTube. 13 April 2023.