Nong Khai railway station

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| address = Mi Chai Sub-district, Mueang Nong Khai District

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Nong Khai railway station is a railway station located in Mi Chai Sub-district, Mueang Nong Khai District, Nong Khai Province. It is a class 1 railway station located {{convert|623.58|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} from Bangkok railway station.

History

File:ที่หยุดรถไฟตลาดหนองคาย.jpg

Originally, Nong Khai railway station opened at the location of the present-day Na Tha railway station as part of the Northeastern Line {{stl|SRT|Udon Thani}}–Na Tha section on September 13, 1955. In July 1958, the line extended to near the Mekong River and the terminus station there was then the Nong Khai railway station, and the old was renamed Na Tha railway station. The station by the river acted as "Nong Khai" railway station for about 42 years, until the newer and present-day opened in May 2000 as Nong Khai railway station before Nong Khai Mai railway station. The station by the river was renamed to "Talat Nong Khai" and closed down in 2008.

On March 5, 2009, the Northeastern Line extended to Thanaleng in Laos across the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge,{{cite news |last=Marukatat |first=Saritdet |date=17 September 2021 |title=Nong Khai plans for rail link with China |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2183603/nong-khai-plans-for-rail-link-with-china |url-status=live |work=Bangkok Post |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211212042953/https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2183603/nong-khai-plans-for-rail-link-with-china |archive-date=12 December 2021 |access-date=12 November 2021}} and international services between the present-day Nong Khai station and Thanaleng station began.

The metre gauge railway was extended to Khamsavath railway station several kilometres northwest of Thanaleng station and is located just 4 km from the centre of Vientiane. Freight transport by train between Nong Khai and Laos were increased to 24 round trips a day over the next five years, with each service consisting of 25 carriages, to handle growing cargo traffic from the rail link from standard gauge Boten–Vientiane railway, which opened in December 2021.{{cite news |author= |date=8 November 2021 |title=All aboard as state railway chief prepares for surge in freight |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2211967/all-aboard-as-state-railway-chief-prepares-for-surge-in-freight |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211214091846/https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2211967/all-aboard-as-state-railway-chief-prepares-for-surge-in-freight |archive-date=14 December 2021 |access-date=12 November 2021 |work=Bangkok Post}}{{cite news |author= |date=20 Jan 2020 |title=China's rail network opens up transport links in Laos |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/01/20/chinas-rail-network-opens-up-transport-links-in-laos |url-status=live |work=The Star |location=Malaysia |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211214092505/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/01/20/chinas-rail-network-opens-up-transport-links-in-laos |archive-date=14 December 2021 |access-date=12 November 2021}}

File:Nong Khai - Thanaleng railway shuttle information board.jpg

Train services

As of 19 July 2024, 10 trains serve Nong Khai railway station.

=Northbound=

class="wikitable" !rowspan=2\| Train No. !rowspan=2\| Type !colspan=2\| Origin !rowspan=2\| Nong Khai !colspan=2\| Terminus !rowspan=2\| Notes
Station !Depart !Station !Arrive
415 \| Local \| Nakhon Ratchasima \|align=center\| 06:20 \| Terminus \| Nong Khai \|align=center\| 12:05 \|
75 \| Express diesel railcar \| Krung Thep Aphiwat \|align=center\| 08:20 \| Terminus \| Nong Khai \|align=center\| 17:30 \|
25 \| Special Express "Isan Makkha" \| Krung Thep Aphiwat \|align=center\| 20:00 \| Terminus \| Nong Khai \|align=center\| 06:25 \|
133 \| Rapid \| Krung Thep Aphiwat \|align=center\| 21:25 \| 07:55 \| Vientiane (Khamsavath) \|align=center\| 09:05 \|
147 \| Rapid \| Udon Thani \|align=center\|16:00 \|16:40 \| Vientiane (Khamsavath) \|align=center\|17:55

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!rowspan=2| Train No.

!rowspan=2| Type

!colspan=2| Origin

!rowspan=2| Nong Khai

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Station

!Depart

!Station

!Arrive

415

| Local

| Nakhon Ratchasima

|align=center| 06:20

| Terminus

| Nong Khai

|align=center| 12:05

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75

| Express diesel railcar

| Krung Thep Aphiwat

|align=center| 08:20

| Terminus

| Nong Khai

|align=center| 17:30

|

25

| Special Express "Isan Makkha"

| Krung Thep Aphiwat

|align=center| 20:00

| Terminus

| Nong Khai

|align=center| 06:25

|

133

| Rapid

| Krung Thep Aphiwat

|align=center| 21:25

| 07:55

| Vientiane (Khamsavath)

|align=center| 09:05

|

147

| Rapid

| Udon Thani

|align=center|16:00

|16:40

| Vientiane (Khamsavath)

|align=center|17:55

=Southbound=

class="wikitable" !rowspan=2\| Train No. !rowspan=2\| Type !colspan=2\| Origin !rowspan=2\| Nong Khai !colspan=2\| Terminus !rowspan=2\| Notes
Station !Depart !Station !Arrive
76 \| Express diesel railcar \| Nong Khai \|align=center\| 07:45 \| Origin \| Krung Thep Aphiwat \|align=center\| 17:10 \|
418 \| Local \| Nong Khai \|align=center\| 12:55 \| Origin \| Nakhon Ratchasima \|align=center\| 18:35 \|
134 \| Rapid \| Vientiane (Khamsavath) \|align=center\| 18:20 \| 20:15 \| Krung Thep Aphiwat \|align=center\| 07:30 \|
26 \| Special Express "Isan Makkha" \| Nong Khai \|align=center\| 19:40 \| Origin \| Krung Thep Aphiwat \|align=center\| 06:00 \|
148 \| Rapid \| Vientiane (Khamsavath) \|align=center\|9:35 \|10:05 \| Udon Thani \|align=center\|11:25

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