A B.C. man — known for lighting a cigarette off the Olympic torch earlier this year — has reportedly died after falling from a train in Thailand. Media reports from indicate Jordan Ashley Krull died after falling from a train in Ratchaburi province 80 kilometres from Bangkok Tuesday. A Facebook tribute page to Krull calls […]
BANGKOK, 23 August 2010 (NNT) — The Airport Link has finally kicked off its official operations today at 06.00 hrs to accommodate passengers traveling to the Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Transport Minister Sopon Zarum presided over the official opening of the Airport Rail Link this morning. The rail link service, which is expected to serve up […]
The airport train link connecting Bangkok with Suvarnabhumi International Airport will begin commercial services on Monday, according to State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor Yuthana Thapcharoen. Bangkok, the 18th of August 2010: Announcing the opening, Mr. Thapcharoen explained that both the Airport link’s Express Service and City Line systems would begin operation on Monday. Trains […]
BANGKOK (Dow Jones) – Thailand is considering plans to upgrade the speed of its rail system and expand its logistics network nationwide, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said. Part of the THB170 billion ($5.26 billion) rail system budget for the next five years is aimed at doubling the speed of trains, to 100-120 kilometers per hour […]
BANGKOK, Nov 11 (TNA) – Thailand’s business ministers meeting approved an investment plan to build a high-speed railway with a Bt100 billion budget for four main routes linking the Thai capital to the country’s four regions. According to Deputy Prime Minister, Korbsak Sabhavasu, four routes will depart from Bangkok to the northern province of Chiang […]
BANGKOK — Initial reports into how a Thai train derailed, killing several people and injuring almost 90 near a coastal resort, suggest the driver may have fallen asleep, the state railway said Tuesday. The overnight passenger train, travelling from southern Trang province to Bangkok, came off the tracks in heavy rain 13 kilometres (eight miles) […]
A train bounding for Bangkok from Trang derailed in Prachuab Khiri Khan on Monday morning, killing at least seven passengers and injuring many others. The accident happened at about 4.45am at Khao Tao station in the province’s Hua Hin district. A Nation reporter at the scene said that ten of 15 compartments derailed. The train […]
Good news for those who plane to visit Thailand at the end of the year. Governor Yutthana Thapcharoen of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has just announced that the Airport Link is nearly finished and will be ready to carry passengers into the city…
