BANGKOK, 18 December 2020
Thailand nudged along the proposed rail project that will link Chiang
Rai province to the main rail line between Bangkok and Chiang Mai, when
the Cabinet, last week, approved a draft
Royal Decree, designating land expropriation boundaries.
The planned double-track railway will run from Den Chai rail junction to Chiang Rai province, ending at the border town of Chiang Khong that stands on Mekong River bank facing Laos.
The fourth Thai-Laos Friendship bridge, just 2 km from
Chiang Khong’s town centre, connects with a 200 km highway that cuts through
Laos to the Chinese border. There are no current plans for a Chinese-built rail