page_title: Don Det–Don Khon railway
hierarchical_section_title: Don Det–Don Khon railway
caption_attribution_description: English: Standing on this rusty vehicle like 3 champions upon the steps of a podium, these goats seem to have elected that old good locomotive as their territory. Photo taken during a visit of Don Khon in the 4000 islands, Champassak province, Laos. In this country the captive animals are not enclosed and thus free to move in a large perimeter. The locomotive is a historic object from the ancient Don Det–Don Khon narrow-gauge railway and constitutes a touristic place in Si Phan Don. Français&#160;: Dressées sur ce véhicule rouillé comme 3 championnes sur les marches d'un podium, ces chèvres semblent avoir fait de cette bonne vieille locomotive leur repaire personnel. Photo prise lors d'une visite à Don Khon dans la région des 4000 îles, province de Champassak, Laos. Dans ce pays les animaux d'élevage ne sont pas enfermés et restent par conséquent libres de circuler dans un large périmètre. Cette locomotive est un objet historique de l'ancienne ligne de chemin de fer entre Don Det et Don Khon et constitue un lieu touristique aux Si Phan Don
context_page_description: The Don Det–Don Khon railway was a 7-kilometre-long narrow-gauge portage railway on the islands of Don Det and Don Khon, part of the Si Phan Don archipelago in Champasak Province of southern Laos. Built by the Mekong Exploration Commission, the railway was operated by the Lao State Railway. It opened in 1893, and closed in 1940 or 1949.
  The railway was initially laid to 600 mm gauge, and may have been partially converted to 1,000 mm metre gauge. It facilitated the transportation of vessels, freight and passengers along the Mekong River. The Don Det–Don Khon islands railway was the only railway built, opened and operated in Laos until 2009, when a line was opened between Nong Khai, Nong Khai Province, Thailand and the Thanaleng Railway Station in Dongphosy.
context_section_description: The Don Det–Don Khon railway (sometimes spelled "Don Deth–Don Khone") was a 7-kilometre (4.3 mi)-long narrow-gauge portage railway on the islands of Don Det and Don Khon, part of the Si Phan Don (Four Thousand Islands) archipelago in Champasak Province of southern Laos. Built by the Mekong Exploration Commission, the railway was operated by the Lao State Railway. It opened in 1893, and closed in 1940 or 1949.
  The railway was initially laid to 600 mm (1 ft 11 ⁵⁄₈ in) gauge, and may have been partially (or fully) converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) metre gauge. It facilitated the transportation of vessels, freight and passengers along the Mekong River. The Don Det–Don Khon islands railway was the only railway built, opened and operated in Laos until 2009, when a line was opened between Nong Khai, Nong Khai Province, Thailand and the Thanaleng Railway Station in Dongphosy (near Vientiane).
caption: The old locomotive, hosting goats
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