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High-speed rail link pushed back to 2024
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 24/07/2018
» The high-speed railway set to link Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao airports will open in mid-2024 at the earliest, State Railway of Thailand (SRT) acting governor Voravuth Mala said Monday.
SRT set for a 'bright future' after hitting speed
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 09/07/2018
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT), the country's main railway authority, may still be operating half-century-old trains countrywide, but acting governor Voravuth Mala believes the debt-ridden organisation is headed for "a bright future".
Red Line set for October 2020 launch
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 26/05/2018
» The first section of the Red Line electric train route from Bang Sue to Rangsit is expected to be functional by October 2020 after facing several delays, State Railway of Thailand (SRT) acting governor Worawut Mala said on Friday.
Rail service on track to crisis
Spectrum, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 29/04/2018
» 'The government can build all the new railways it wants, but the wheels on the trains will never turn if there are no drivers to operate them," warns Yai, a State Railway of Thailand (SRT) train driver on the verge of retirement.
Gas-fuelled buses ready to roll on five Bangkok routes
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 27/03/2018
» The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) will begin using 100 natural gas for vehicle (NGV) buses Tuesday on five routes in the capital, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith says.
Japan rejects calls to invest in bullet train
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 08/02/2018
» Thailand wants Japan to invest in the Shinkansen-like high-speed railway from Bangkok to Chiang Mai but Japan insists only on offering loans for the project.
Railway contracts to be auctioned next month
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 25/01/2018
» Auctions for contracts to build extensions to the MRT Purple Line in Bangkok from Tao Poon to Rat Burana will commence next month, according to Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) acting governor Rithika Suparat.
Transport's the winning ticket
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 08/01/2018
» This will be an interesting year for Bangkok's infrastructure scene, with the government's unrelenting efforts to bolster development across the country becoming ever more apparent.
Community bank roll-out aims to fend off loan sharks
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 18/07/2017
» A plan to create 3,500-7,000 community banks is currently being considered by the Ministry of Finance and is expected to be submitted to the cabinet for approval within two months, vice minister to the Prime Minister's Office Kobsak Pootrakool said yesterday.