Thanaleng railway station
Thanaleng ທ່ານາແລ້ງ | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Other names | Dongphosy | ||||
| Location | Dongphosy village, Hadxayfong district Vientiane prefecture Laos | ||||
| Operated by | State Railway of Thailand | ||||
| Managed by | Lao National Railway State Enterprise | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | ลล | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 5 March 2009 | ||||
| Closed | 19 July 2024 (passenger services) | ||||
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Thanaleng station, also known as Dongphosy station (Ban Dong Phosy in Lao), is a freight railway station in Dongphosy village, Hadxayfong district, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos. It is 20 km (12 mi) east of the Lao capital city of Vientiane and 4 km (2.5 mi) north of the Lao-Thai border on the Mekong River. The station opened for cross-border passenger services from Thailand on 5 March 2009, becoming part of the first international railway link serving Laos.
All passenger services were shifted to Khamsavath railway station in 2024. Thanaleng station now operates as a rail freight terminal with the intention of providing low-cost alternative to road freight, the main mode of transport for goods entering Thailand. The station provides a connection between Vientiane and the capital cities of three other ASEAN nations: Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore, and several major Southeast Asian ports.