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Red Line extension relocation eyed
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/02/2026
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has moved to overhaul the design of its Red Line suburban railway extension, proposing to relocate and rename the planned Ratchawithi Station to create a direct link with Ramathibodi Hospital, in a bid to improve passenger convenience and urban connectivity.
State Railway of Thailand to begin testing Japanese trains 'before end of June'
Life, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/05/2025
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will begin testing KiHa 40 and 48 diesel trains before the end of next month, as it plans to start deploying the second-hand trains from Japan on suburban feeder routes by year-end.
State Railway of Thailand gets more used trains from Japan
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/04/2025
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will deploy 20 second-hand Japanese KiHa diesel trains for suburban passenger services.
Locals want 10% of land in Bangkok's Makkasan
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/08/2024
» Residents living near a railway in the Phaya Thai area of Bangkok are urging the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to allocate 10% of its 500-rai Makkasan land to them before it starts a high-speed rail project linking three airports.
Keeping lives on track
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/07/2023
» Chao Kerdaree sits on a bench between two rail tracks, facing a row of shanty houses. Soon his family and another 100 more will be forcibly evicted from their Bun Romsai community built along a one-kilometre rail track in Phaya Thai district.
SRT looks to shift Makkasan repair yard in rejig
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/07/2023
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is looking to relocate its locomotive maintenance and production facilities within a 200km radius of Bangkok.
The centre will not hold
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/09/2022
» City Hall under the stewardship of governor Chadchart Sittipunt is looking to build a satellite town to "de-urbanise" Bangkok.
When old trains are new again
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/09/2022
» Seventeen second-hand passenger train carriages from Japan are set for a new lease of life having now been refurbished ahead of being put into service for short tourism routes from next month, says the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
City to rezone nightspots
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 19/08/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to work with the Metropolitan Police Bureau to revise zoning for night entertainment venues.
BMA to conduct zoning review
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/08/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will set up a panel to work with the Royal Thai Police to review zoning for restaurants, bars and entertainment venues in response to people's current lifestyle in terms of dining.