Showing 1-10 of 18 results
-
Rayong added to high-speed rail link
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 13/05/2013
» Bidding for the construction of a high-speed train line to Rayong is expected to be held by the first quarter of next year, State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor Prapat Chongsanguan said on Monday.
-
Trains to Kanchanaburi back to normal
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 29/07/2014
» The Kanchanaburi train route has been reopened after railway gangs cleared the track for normal service on Monday night.
-
SRT offers little hope of getting back on rails
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 16/09/2013
» 'We will come back and be the pride of Thailand.'' This message posted on the railway agency's website looks increasingly unconvincing as the days and months drag on.
-
Women-only train carriages in 15 days
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 11/07/2014
» Carriages reserved for women passengers will be reintroduced on all overnight trains operated by the State Railway of Thailand by the end of next week, a senior SRT official said on Friday.
-
SRT is on the wrong side of the tracks
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 10/11/2014
» Thai trains are painfully slow. Their maximum speed is around 90km/h, but they normally scale down to around 60km/h or 70km/h due to poor track conditions.
-
SRT going off the rails as aged route rots
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 22/07/2013
» The train accident in Phrae province last Wednesday is a stark reminder for the State Railway of Thailand and the Transport Ministry of what should be their priority.
-
Slow train to lifeless Bang Sue Grand Station
Oped, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 08/06/2023
» Help is urgently needed from whoever gets a chance to be the transport minister in the new government to prevent Bang Sue Grand Station from being another white elephant which does not live up to its promise.
-
Thaksin's stealth fighter ready to hit hard
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 22/01/2012
» Prior to the 2006 coup, ACM Sukumpol Suwanatat was on course to end his career as the air force chief. Now as the newly named defence minister he is charged with working to break the power base of the people who kept him from that job.
-
SRT cannot afford to freeze third-class fares
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 10/12/2012
» Playing with fire is safer than playing with train fares. That's why the issue of train fares is largely left untouched by transport ministers and railway chiefs.
-
Now to wipe away train travel blues
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 09/06/2014
» Advocates of a high-speed train network must check out a video clip on YouTube. The short clip, posted on May 31, has not exactly gone viral, but it is more than enough to reflect the sorry state of Thai trains.
Your recent history
-
Recently searched
-
Recently viewed links