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 Mai, and a project connecting Bangkok with the southern province of Surat Thani were not included in the Transport Ministry’s mega-investment scheme worth a total of 1.94 trillion baht. The projects were proposed at a meeting of economic ministers last Friday.
Thodsapol Hongtong
