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BANGKOK, 26 February 2018 (NNT) – Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Development Policy Committee has approved high speed rail links to three airports. Ahead of the body’s latest meeting, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-ocha, as chairman of the EEC Development Policy Committee, remarked that he wanted its members to focus on
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Newly-appointed Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn has warned the Department of Airports (DOA) the domestic aviation industry will face stiff competition from railways in the near future, with high-speed trains due to come on line in the next few years. His comments came during a visit to the DOA on Wednesday,
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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday (Dec 21) presided over a groundbreaking ceremony to start the piling work for the first 3.5-kilometre section of the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway project from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima. The first 3.5km section is between Klang Dong – Klang Asok railway stations in Nakhon Ratchasima province.
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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. Japan's State Minister of Transport Takao Makino handed the report to Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith on Thursday for
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The Transport Ministry is confident the construction of the 3.5-kilometre section of the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway between Klang Dong – Pang Asok stations in Nakhon Ratchasima province will begin in December since the environmental impact assessment report for it has been completed, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said. The construction of the
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The cabinet has approved a budget of 2.6 billion baht for the construction of an elevated four-kilometre dual rail tracks over part of the Nakhon Ratchasima township, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said. The 4km tracks is part of the 132km Jira-Khon Kaen dual rail track project. Gen Prayut said to the media
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The cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposed construction of the first section of the Thai-Chinese high-speed train project with budget of 179 billion baht and a Defence Ministry proposal for the air force to buy an additional eight supersonic T-50 jet trainers worth 7.9 billion baht from South Korea. Kobsak Futrakul,
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The chief at the highways department went ballistic after one of his underlings issued a ticket for a car going just under the speed of sound. Apparently the white Chevrolet pictured with the fine sent out on the 19th of March was doing 1,123 kilometers an hour - approaching Mach 1! Full
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