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Holiday hordes return to city
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/01/2018
» Hundreds of thousands of people thronged provincial railway stations, bus terminals and airports to return to Bangkok Tuesday after the end of the long New Year holidays.
Bus agency out of touch
News, Editorial, Published on 12/01/2018
» In a bid to honour its 100-billion-baht debt, the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) plans to seek help from city bus commuters.
Ministry to forward plans for 2 Red Line extensions
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 19/01/2018
» The Transport Ministry will propose two Red Line electric railway extensions worth around 26.5 billion baht to the cabinet to stage bidding by this September.
No new trains for Airport Rail Link
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/01/2018
» Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn has backtracked on a plan to buy seven new Airport Rail Link trains, reasoning the purchase should be delayed until a contract is signed for a mega project to link three major airports.
Thai Airways told small planes will ease debt
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 23/01/2018
» Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn has urged Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) to procure smaller aircraft to decrease operation and maintenance costs for some of the national carrier's routes, in a bid to decrease its large debt and keep up with emerging low-cost airlines.
Chatuchak vendors petition over rents
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/01/2018
» A group of about 400 vendors at the Chatuchak market yesterday petitioned Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang to regain management control of the market.
Chatuchak market to go cashless from June, SRT says
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 26/01/2018
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) aims to begin turning Chatuchak market into a cashless commercial area by June.
New train to hit 300kph after all
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 03/02/2018
» The government will not reduce the maximum speed of the 670km Thai-Japanese high-speed train project stretching from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Condos track transit progress
Business, Published on 09/02/2018
» New mass-transit lines remain one of the dominant factors influencing the property market in Bangkok, especially where condominiums are concerned. Because land prices tend to jump in areas where new lines are planned, and rise even more as construction progresses, developers need to maximise returns. That rules out single detached houses and townhouses in most cases, leaving condominiums as the best option.
SRT lays down Japanese model for tourism trains
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/02/2018
» In a move to raise income and promote tourism, particularly in second-tier provinces and for community tourism, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is applying the model of Japan's JR Kyushu Railway's Seven Stars luxury services.