Khamsavath railway station

Transit authorityMinistry of Public Works and TransportPlatforms3Tracks4Train operators

• State Railway of Thailand
• Lao National Railway

ConnectionsBus Route 12 (Central Bus Station/Lao China Railway Station)ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradePlatform levels2ParkingYesAccessibleNo Level BoardingOther informationStatusStaffedHistoryOpened31 October 2023 (official)
19 July 2024 (first services)Services

Preceding station	State Railway of Thailand			Following station
Nong Khai towards Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) or Krung Thep Aphiwat		Northeastern Line		Terminus

Location
Khamsavath station Khamsavath station in Laos

Khamsavath railway station (

Construction began on 1 October 2019, with plans of completion by 2021, but was pushed back to May 2023 due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The station was officially opened on 31 October 2023, by Lao president Thongloun Sisoulith and Thai prime minister Srettha Thavisin.^[4][5][6][7]

Direct cross-border sleeper train services from Bangkok's

The station has 3 platforms, 6 immigration desks, ticket offices for trains towards Thailand, Laos and China, food facilities and offices for the Lao National Railway.[10] However, there is no level boarding at the station.

Connecting bus services are available towards the city and the Laos China Railway station, as well as taxi services operated at a fixed price. Bus fares are 20,000 kip for adults to the Central Bus Station in the city, with the same prices applying for those heading towards the Vientiane railway station.^[11]

The station also features a car park, a large drop off and pick up point for passengers, and stylised signage reading "Vientiane (ວຽງຈັນ)".

There are daily services to Bangkok and Udon Thani, the latter of which is popular among Laotian tourists. Rapid 133 and 134 are sleeper trains, with former Japanese coaches plying the route.

• Rapid 133/134 Krung Thep Aphiwat – Vientiane (Khamsavath) – Krung Thep Aphiwat
• Rapid 147/148 Udon Thani – Vientiane (Khamsavath) – Udon Thani

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  Inside Khamsavath railway station
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  Khamsavath railway station ticket office
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  Passenger train at station platform

• Transport in Laos
• Vientiane railway station

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