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SRT chief set high-speed rail deadline
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 19/09/2024
» The State Railway of Thailand's (SRT) new director, Veeris Ammarapala, has been told to complete the high-speed Sino-Thai railway project by the first quarter of next year.
EEC rail contract revisions to be finished next month
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 07/08/2024
» Talks to revise the contract for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) high-speed rail system are expected to conclude next month before proceeding to the next step, authorities say.
Lao railway set for full trial run next month
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 09/06/2024
» Thailand and Laos are gearing up to open a railway network connecting Bangkok and Vientiane, according to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), with a trial run set for next month.
Twin-track railway to Chumphon fully operational 'by August'
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 14/05/2024
» PHETCHABURI: The Nakhon Pathom-Chumphon double-track railway will be fully operational in August, with round-the-clock service along the 421-kilometre route, Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote said.
Extreme heat bends railway tracks
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 01/05/2024
» Extremely hot weather warped rails in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, and it took railway workers about an hour to cool them down to make the tracks usable again, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) said on Wednesday.
SRT renovates train carriages for disabled travellers
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 22/03/2024
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is renovating 10 passenger carriages to accommodate people with disabilities, said Aekkarat Sriarayanpong, head of the office of the SRT governor.
Full steam ahead for high-speed trains
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 02/09/2022
» High-speed train projects are an important element in Thailand's ambition to become an Indochina logistics hub with the development of the country's rail transport system being a key priority in the government's 20-year development strategic plan (2018–2037).
Rail work puts squeeze on city
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 13/01/2019
» While the rail system for public transport is under construction around the country, traffic chaos can be expected throughout this year in Bangkok, particularly in the north, as several projects gather steam.
A litany of wasteful state spending
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 14/05/2018
» Several state projects which have failed to materialise over the past three decades, initiated by a series of governments, have cost almost a hundred billion baht of taxpayers' money. Meanwhile, the fate of some projects now under way still hangs in the balance.