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Spider ticket plan scuttles forward
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 19/12/2017
» The project to roll out Mangmoom, or Spider, cards that will allow commuters to travel with a single ticket is gathering pace as key modes of public transport are set to be integrated in November and December next year.
Losses predicted for high-speed railway
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 25/07/2018
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is worried that the planned Shinkansen-like Thai-Japanese high-speed railway from Bangkok to Chiang Mai will run at a loss when it opens, citing a 66% drop in predicted daily passenger numbers.
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.
Airport rail pact 'needs fine-tuning'
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 20/03/2019
» Contractual negotiations on a high-speed rail project linking three major airports between the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and a CP-led consortium have become less tense after CP settled for a 50-year contract.
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.
City route trams could ease traffic
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 27/03/2019
» The President of the Thai Association for Town Planning has proposed two tram routes to accommodate commuters having to travel through the heavily congested Ratchaprasong area.
Train assembly hub of Asean now a coveted title
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 29/03/2019
» The Transport Ministry has set out an ambitious plan to turn Thailand into the train assembly hub of Asean.
SRT, CP race to ink rail deal
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 03/04/2019
» The contract signing for the high-speed rail project linking three major airports is expected to take place by the end of May before a change of government, a source at the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) said.
Govt mulls city transit splurge
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 08/04/2019
» The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) has proposed Thailand invest in the construction of three mass transit routes worth 100 billion baht to ease congestion and accommodate growth in and around Bangkok.
CP's airport link terms 'not set in stone'
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 15/05/2019
» The 50-year contract for the rail development linking three major airports has kept the door open for amendment requests by the concessionaire, according to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).