A 2,000-mile Bangkok to Beijing train trip gets closer with Thai expansion

The launch of the Thailand-Laos connection will allow travel by train from Bangkok (pictured) to Beijing. - Photo: AFP

BANGKOK: Train travel between Bangkok and Beijing is inching closer as Thailand prepares to expand its rail network.

The South-east Asian nation will run a trial service between Bangkok and Laos’ capital of Vientiane between July 13 and 14, according to the State Railway of Thailand.