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Plan to construct own trains in Northeast gathers steam
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 27/03/2019
» The Transport Ministry is planning to set up train assembly plants in the Northeast to ease Thailand's heavy dependence on train imports in a move to slash government spending on new rolling stock 10-fold.
Bang Sue rail hub work on track, PM told
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 21/03/2019
» Construction of Bang Sue Central Station, which will replace Hua Lamphong as the city's rail transport hub when it opens in 2021, is almost 71% complete.
Panel meets to discuss rail contracts
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 21/11/2018
» The committee overseeing the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway between Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima, will meet from Wednesday until Friday to discuss key issues surrounding the project.
CP, BSR in race for high-speed airport rail link deal
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 13/11/2018
» BSR Joint Venture and a Charoen Pokphand Group (CP)-led consortium are going head to head in the bidding for a contract to build a 224-billion-baht high-speed railway project connecting three 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.
Bullet train project set to cost B420bn
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 16/12/2017
» Japan has concluded its study on the Bangkok-Chiang Mai Shinkansen-like bullet train construction, estimating investment costs to be as high as 420 billion baht and fares of just over 1,000 baht a trip.
Ministry urges PPP plan for new line
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 11/09/2017
» The Transport Ministry wants the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to adopt the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) gross cost scheme for the 26km Light Red Line electric train from Bang Sue to Rangsit to mitigate expected losses.
Railway project expansion on track for approval
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 10/09/2017
» The second phase of the double-track railway projects worth 395 billion baht is likely to be forwarded to the cabinet for consideration before year's end, according to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
PM to sign off on train deal
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 30/08/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will sign a 3.5 billion baht construction supervision contract for the Thai-Chinese railway project on Monday during his visit to China.