Trains prove to be most popular among year-end travellers
More than 1.3 million people used Thailand’s railway services on December 29 and 30, with more than 90,000 people travelling upcountry.The five lines that saw the highest number of passengers were: Southern: 26,852 passengers Northeast: 26,420 passengers Northern: 23,402 passengers Eastern: 11,010 passengers Mahachai-Mae Khlong: ...
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Govt inks civil works contracts for fast rail
Three civil engineering contracts for the high-speed rail project between Bangkok and Nong Khai were signed on Monday.The major transport project marks a new stage of cooperation between Thailand and China, which will see the nation’s railroads form a vital link in the region’s train ...
Supoj Wancharoen
Cabinet okays Bt10bn to expropriate land for Khon Kaen-Nakhon Phanom railway
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft law for expropriation of land to build the 336-kilometre Northeast railway between Khon Kaen and Nakhon Phanom. The plan hands the State Railway of Thailand a budget of Bt10 billion to requisition land along the route linking Ban ...
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Government nudge on Chiang Rai rail link
Thailand nudged along the proposed rail project that will link Chiang Rai province to the main rail line between Bangkok and Chiang Mai, when the Cabinet, last week, approved a draft Royal Decree, designating land expropriation boundaries.The planned double-track railway will run from Den Chai ...
Crossings should be upgraded
Illegal rail crossings should be upgraded, if not scrapped, to improve public safety following the Oct 10 crossing clash that killed 18 people in Chachoengsao, according to an expert.It was one of the suggestions put forth by Rattapoohm Parichatprecha, chairman of the Rail Engineering Committee ...
Supoj Wancharoen
Thailand Greenlights $400MN Spending Hike for Sino-Built High-Speed Rail Project
Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday authorized a 12 billion baht-budget increase (nearly U.S. $400 million) for a high-speed railway being built by Chinese state firms between northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province and the capital Bangkok, a government spokeswoman said.The additional money was needed for technical changes to ...
Govt mulls end of fast train plan
The government may scrap three high-speed rail projects after being spurned by private investors, a source at the Transport Ministry said.They are the Bangkok-Chiang Mai, Bangkok-Surat Thani and Rayong-Trat projects. The source said a high-speed train project linking Bangkok with the northern province of Chiang ...
Thodsapol Hongtong
Thailand, Laos sign road and rail deal
Thailand and Laos have sealed an agreement to upgrade a road and build a rail extension worth over 3 billion baht to boost cross-border economic cooperation, according to the Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (Neda).Keep reading ...
Thodsapol Hongtong
Thailand resisting falling into rail debt trap
Despite Thailand’s vow to rely on domestic funding as it expands its network of high-speed railways, it could soon accept the offer of a low-interest loan from the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM), raising concerns about whether the country is on the verge of falling ...
Aranyaprathet - Poi Pet rail line to reopen after 54 years
Thailand’s Ministry of Transport is set to reopen services on the Aranyaprathet – Poi Pet railway connecting Thailand’s and Cambodia’s rail networks.Thailand’s Minister of Transport, Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, led a team of ministerial executives to follow up on the construction and facilities management at Ban Khlong ...
Tanakorn Sangiam