Thai Cabinet sets second high-speed rail phase rolling, from Nakhon Ratchasima to Nong Khai
Thai Cabinet sets second high-speed rail phase rolling, from Nakhon Ratchasima to Nong Khai The cabinet yesterday approved the first sum of 112 million baht of the 751-million-baht budget required for financing the design of the second phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed train project in the Northeast. The second phase is a 355-km long section
Thailand on track to develop into regional rail hub
High-speed trains and Bangkok terminal part of plan to revive antiquated network BANGKOK -- Thailand is in the midst of an ambitious railway development drive aimed at weaning the country away from autos to more eco-friendly train transportation while transforming into a regional rail hub. The government will spend more than $25 billion to build
Losses predicted for high-speed railway
Bullet trains in Japan. The State Railway of Thailand says estimates of passengers on the planned Bangkok-Chiang Mai Shinkansen-like 'bullet train' are wildly exaggerated. (File photo) 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