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Somkid to sign rail deal with Japan
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 01/06/2017
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak will next week sign a rail development agreement with Japan, stepping up cooperation in eight megaprojects, including the Bangkok-Chiang Mai high-speed railway line.
Tao Poon 'missing link' to open by August
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 30/05/2017
» The Transport Ministry expects to open the rail service on the 1.2km "missing link" in August, ending a long wait for commuters forced to put up with inconvenient travel between two nearby rail lines which have a common connection.
B358bn rail projects expected to go ahead
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 26/05/2017
» Construction of four electric rail routes in the capital at a cost of 358 billion baht will kick off this year, said Peraphon Thawornsupacharoen, deputy permanent secretary for transport.
Free rides until October
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 02/05/2017
» The government has extended its free-ride service on certain trains by six months starting this month, the State Railway of Thailand announced.
MRTA gears up to sign monorail deals
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 18/04/2017
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) aims to sign construction contracts early next month for the two key electric rail lines that will carry people from surrounding provinces to the capital.
Spending boost for regional airports
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 15/04/2017
» Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) is eyeing fresh investment to upgrade Mae Sot and Khon Kaen airports under its plan to build regional aviation hubs to serve a growing number of passengers.
THAI and Bangkok Airways agree to codeshare
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 10/04/2017
» Thai Airways International (THAI) and Bangkok Airways (BA) have entered a codeshare agreement which will remain effective until late October.
Yellow, Pink line contracts ready to sign
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 06/04/2017
» Transport officials look set to wrap up the contract signing for two new electric rail routes -- the Lat Phrao-Samrong Yellow Line and Khae Rai-Min Buri Pink Line -- with BSR Joint Venture this month.
THAI Smile eyes flights to Kaohsiung
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 03/04/2017
» THAI Smile aims to launch flights to Taiwan's second largest city of Kaohsiung in the second half of this year.
New setback looms for Thai-Sino rail project
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 27/03/2017
» The multi-billion-baht Thai-Chinese rail development scheme is poised to suffer another setback if China fails to submit the project's design document needed to estimate the rail's costs by the end of this month, according to a transport source.