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City-NE high-speed rail delayed a year
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/01/2026
» Thailand's first high-speed rail project, the Bangkok–Nakhon Ratchasima line, is facing a confirmed delay of at least one year due to land expropriation issues and complications arising from overlapping infrastructure projects.
High hopes for fifth Thai-Lao bridge
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/06/2025
» The fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, connecting Bueng Kan province in northeastern Thailand with Bolikhamxay province in Laos, is scheduled to open by the end of this year.
Tunnel work on Sino-Thai rail project delayed
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/05/2025
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) board has approved an 181-day extension of the civil engineering contract for the construction of the Muak Lek-Lam Takhong tunnel under the Sino-Thai high-speed rail project.
Suriya affirms high-speed rail will meet all standards
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/04/2025
» Construction of the second phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed train line, from Nakhon Ratchasima to Nong Khai, will meet international standards, almost 100% of the material will be sourced domestically and Thailand will supervise all work, Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit said on Wednesday.
State Railway of Thailand budgets B24bn for new railcars
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/01/2025
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will procure 184 air-conditioned diesel railcars plus spare parts, with a budget of 24.1 billion baht to replace ageing cars that have been in use for 30 years.
B300bn allocated for six double-track railway projects
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/12/2024
» The Transport Ministry aims to invest almost 300 billion baht to expand a raft of double railway tracks next year.
Khon Kaen to Nong Khai track by 2027
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/10/2024
» Construction of the second phase of the double-track railway from Khon Kaen to Nong Khai, worth 28.6 billion baht, will begin at the end of this year and take roughly three years to complete, said Governor Veeris Ammarapala of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
SRT outlines 'rail service for Asean'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/09/2024
» Veeris Ammarapala, 49, the new State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor, has vowed to make Thailand a railway service hub of Asean during his four-year term.
Ministry to propose nine train projects
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/09/2024
» Nine railway projects, including the 357-kilometre second phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed train system, will be proposed for cabinet approval next month, according to Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote.
Last 2 workers trapped in collapsed tunnel found dead
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/08/2024
» Two more bodies of workers trapped in a high-speed rail tunnel in Nakhon Ratchasima were recovered on Friday morning.