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So how does this work? Did they build narrow gauge on the Hekou side? Or is there standard gauge running on the Vietnam side?
en.kunming.cn/index/content/2015-04/15/content_3883371.htm
So how does this work? Did they build narrow gauge on the Hekou side? Or is there standard gauge running on the Vietnam side?
The Chinese version of the article says the 8 containers from the Chinese side had to be unloaded after crossing the border and packed into 16 meter-gauge cars on the Vietnam side.
Don't know about the Viet Nam side, but the new line on the Chinese side must certainly be standard gauge. The old (French-built) RR was narrow-gauge on the Chinese side, and also (I'm pretty sure) on the Viet Nam side.
@DanTheMan. LOL. I should of known. Thx.
@Alien, the new line is standard gauge, but it isn't connected to Vietnam yet and the new Hekou station (Hekou Bei Zhan) is about 5-10 km out of town. The China terminus on the old line is called Hekou Zhan and is about 200-300 meters from the crossover. The old line is parallel to the Hekou-Laocai bridge and is still there but I didn't see trains pass through it when I was there about two months ago. I could imagine this narrow gauge line is the route being used for transport described in this article.
What's the exact location of Hekou Bei Zhan? Can't find it on maps.
That area hasn't been updated yet on the maps, it was a major hassle to get there from the border on bike because only taxi drivers could give good directions.
If you search for 雷响田 in hekou that should give you a rough idea where it is.