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 from Bangkok railway station.
History
Originally, Nong Khai railway station opened at the location of the present-day Na Tha railway station as part of the Northeastern Line –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, 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.
Train services As of 19 July 2024, 10 trains serve Nong Khai railway station.
Northbound Train No. Type Origin Nong Khai Terminus NotesStationDepartStationArrive 415 Local Nakhon Ratchasima 06:20 Terminus Nong Khai 12:05 75 Express diesel railcar Krung Thep Aphiwat 08:20 Terminus Nong Khai 17:30 25 Special Express "Isan Makkha" Krung Thep Aphiwat 20:00 Terminus Nong Khai 06:25 133 Rapid Krung Thep Aphiwat 21:25 07:55 Vientiane (Khamsavath) 09:05 147 Rapid Udon Thani16:0016:40 Vientiane (Khamsavath)17:55
Southbound Train No. Type Origin Nong Khai Terminus NotesStationDepartStationArrive 76 Express diesel railcar Nong Khai 07:45 Origin Krung Thep Aphiwat 17:10 418 Local Nong Khai 12:55 Origin Nakhon Ratchasima 18:35 134 Rapid Vientiane (Khamsavath) 18:20 20:15 Krung Thep Aphiwat 07:30 26 Special Express "Isan Makkha" Nong Khai 19:40 Origin Krung Thep Aphiwat 06:00 148 Rapid Vientiane (Khamsavath)9:3510:05 Udon Thani11:25
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