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Red Line set for October 2020 launch
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 26/05/2018
» The first section of the Red Line electric train route from Bang Sue to Rangsit is expected to be functional by October 2020 after facing several delays, State Railway of Thailand (SRT) acting governor Worawut Mala said on Friday.
Bang Sue megastation project reaches halfway mark
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 27/05/2018
» Construction for the Bang Sue Central Station, set to replace Hua Lamphong as the capital's main rail transport hub, is now almost 50% complete, SRT Red electric train line project director Kumpol Boonchom says.
Talks hit wall over delay clause
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 02/06/2018
» Thai and Chinese authorities failed to reach a conclusion in the latest round of meetings yesterday on whether China can sue the Thai government if the latter fails to meet construction deadlines, thereby causing delays to the Thai-Sino high-speed train project.
City to trial new hybrid energy bus
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 01/06/2018
» Test runs for a new hybrid energy bus to be used in the capital will be conducted from the middle of June until the end of September, Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) acting director Prayoon Choygeo said on Thursday.
Airport 'soft spots' to get concrete fix
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 06/06/2018
» Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) is set to inject 2.5 billion baht to replace all 700,000 square metres of asphalt with concrete on all the runways at Suvarnabhumi airport to permanently solve the threat of "soft spots" that have been reported there.
'Almost all' ICAO safety issues fixed
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 07/06/2018
» Thailand has now dealt with almost all safety concerns raised during an audit by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) last July, Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) chief Chula Sukmanop said Wednesday.
EEC throws U-Tapao plans into confusion
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 09/06/2018
» U-Tapao airport intends to relocate its planned new facilities, including a third terminal, close to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) high-speed railway that will link three key airports, the airport's director Luechai Sri-eamgool said on Friday.
Key airports' passengers to hit 200m, says Arkhom
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 12/06/2018
» Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao airports will have a collective capacity to handle up to 200 million passengers a year when each of their development plans are complete, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said Monday.
Bridge holds key to Nakhon Phanom boom
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 23/04/2018
» Nakhon Phanom must commercialise its land surrounding the Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge to "unlock its potential" as a main logistics hub for international trade in Asean and southern China, Northeastern Thai Industries Federation chairman Viroj Pipatchaisiri says.
CAAT hatches plan to upgrade emergency chopper services
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 13/05/2018
» The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) and the National Institute for Emergency Medicine (NIEM) have agreed to join hands in a bid to make helicopter services for emergency medicine more readily available.