Английская Википедия:First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
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The First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge (Шаблон:Lang-th, Шаблон:IPA-th; Шаблон:Lang-lo, Шаблон:IPA-lo) is a bridge over the Mekong, connecting Nong Khai Province and the city of Nong Khai in Thailand with Vientiane Prefecture in Laos; the city of Vientiane is approximately Шаблон:Convert from the bridge. With a length of 1,170 meters (0.73 mi), the bridge has two Шаблон:Convert-wide road lanes, two Шаблон:Convert-wide footpaths and a single Шаблон:RailGauge gauge railway line in the middle, straddling the narrow central reservation.
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History
Opened on 8 April 1994, it was the first bridge across the lower Mekong, and the second on the full course of the Mekong.Шаблон:Citation needed
The cost was about A$42 million, funded by the Government of Australia as development aid for Laos.[1][2]
The bridge was designed and built by Australian companies as a demonstration of their ability to complete major infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia. The concept design of a balanced cantilever bridge was proposed by Bruce Ramsay of VSL with the final design carried out by Maunsell consulting engineers.Шаблон:CN It was built by John Holland.[3]
The official name of the bridge was changed by the addition of "First" after the Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge further south at Savannakhet opened in January 2007.
Road traffic
Traffic on the bridge drives on the left, as in Thailand, while traffic in Laos drives on the right. The changeover at the Lao end, just before the border post, is controlled by traffic lights.
A shuttle bus service operates across the bridge, between the Lao and Thai border posts.
Bicycles and tricycles can travel on either the road or the footpath, while pedestrians can walk directly on the footpath.
The bridge is part of AH12 of the Asian Highway Network.
Railway
A meter gauge rail track from Nong Khai station runs along the central reservation of the bridge. Road traffic is stopped when a train is crossing.
On 20 March 2004, an agreement between the Thai and Lao governments was signed to extend the railway to Thanaleng Railway Station in Laos, about Шаблон:Convert from the bridge. This was the first railway link to Laos (but not the first railway, as a short portage line once existed). The Thai government agreed to finance the line through a combination of grant and loan.[4] Construction formally began on 19 January 2007.[5] Test trains began running on 4 July 2008.[4] Formal inauguration occurred on 5 March 2009.[6]
On 22 February 2006, approval of funding for the rail line from Thanaleng Railway Station to Vientiane, was announced by the French Development Agency.[7]
A US$50 million loan was also reportedly received from the Thai government for the extension. Construction was originally slated to begin in December 2010, and Lao railway officials had confirmed as late as September 2010 that plans would go ahead. The extension, which would have taken an estimated three years to complete, would have stretched Шаблон:Convert from Thanaleng to a new main Khamsavath Station[8] The station will be completed by June 2022 and open 2023.
Since February 2010 the Eastern and Oriental Express crosses the Mekong via the bridge into Laos.[9] There is currently no connection to the China-Laos Railway but the standard gauge line circles the north east of Vientiane to a depot just 2 km from the Friendship Bridge. A new bridge is proposed from this point to join the proposed Thai High speed line at Nong Khai station just south of the Mekong.[10]
See also
- List of crossings of the Mekong River
- Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
- Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
- Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
- Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
- Sixth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
- Seventh Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge[11]
- Transport in Laos
- Transport in Thailand
- Laos–Thailand relations
- Kunming–Singapore railway
References
External links
- Eastern and Oriental Express
- Video: journey, Nong Khai to Thanaleng
- Video: RHN Hitachi Railcars, built in 1967
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- ↑ Saeung, Sopaporn (23 February 2006). "France okays Thai-Laos railway link" Шаблон:Webarchive, The Nation.
- ↑ Laos and Thailand set to begin building railway extension into Vientiane
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Plan Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge.
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