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CP to get airport link land
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 10/07/2019
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is ready to hand over 80% of more than 10,000 rai of land to the Charoen Pokphand Group (CP)-led consortium to begin work on the high-speed railway project linking three major airports this month, its acting governor Worawut Mala said yesterday.
Laos highway projects to boost Asean travel
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 07/07/2019
» Travelling across Asean is likely to get easier thanks to the Lao government’s plan to build an expressway and three motorways covering more than 1,700 kilometres which will link the country with China and Vietnam.
Single-ticket Bangkok public transport pushed back to 2020
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 16/06/2019
» The common ticketing system designed to link all modes of public transport in Bangkok will not fully launch this year as planned but commuters will be able to access the MRT Blue Line, the MRT Purple Line and the Airport Rail Link with a single card from September.
State bus firm to link with RTP database to lift safety
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 12/06/2019
» Transport Co, the operator of inter-provincial bus services, plans to link its information technology system to the police's database to improve safety for its passengers.
Hopewell poles hinder airport link
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 12/06/2019
» The unsettled Hopewell saga may now delay the construction of the high-speed train system to link up the country's major airports, as the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) remains uncertain what to do with 288 poles left from over two decades ago.
Plans for Chumpon-Ranong double-track rail route stall
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 11/06/2019
» The Comptroller General's Department has put the double-track rail project from Chumphon to Ranong on hold due to concerns about its economic viability, according to a source at the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
TDRI urges cheap fares for new rail routes
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 10/06/2019
» The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) is studying how electric train fares could be adjusted along new routes to ensure fairness and affordability to all commuters.
SRT eyeing B40bn budget
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 09/06/2019
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will ask the cabinet to approve a 40-billion-baht budget to build an extension line for the Airport Rail Link.
'Spider' debut postponed
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 24/05/2019
» The project to roll out the Mangmoom, or "spider" cards, which will allow commuters to travel in Bangkok and surrounding areas via multiple modes of transport using a single ticket, has now been postponed until September, according to SRT Electric Train Co, the operator of the Airport Rail Link.
Ramps give disabled train access at last
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 22/05/2019
» After having been in service for nearly nine years, the Airport Rail Link has finally begun using portable wheelchair ramps to help disabled people board and alight from its trains.