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Bangkok s Red Line rail plans soft August launch
published : 2 Jul 2021 at 06:11 State Railway of Thailand will hold a soft launch of Red Line services on Aug 2. (State Railway of Thailand photo)
The Red Line rail project will commence a soft launch of its services on Aug 2 and will allow commuters free rides for three months, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob says.
The launch of the new service was postponed from March.
The Red Line will cover the greater Bangkok area, running from Thammasat University s Rangsit campus to Bang Sue and Taling Chan.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will preside over the service s launch ceremony on Aug 2.
Call for bids on Red Line extensions by year s end
published : 29 Jun 2021 at 04:33
The State Railway of Thailand is expected to issue a request for tenders to build four Red Line electric train route extensions worth 67.5 billion baht this year.
Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said he had instructed the SRT to move ahead with its plan to find the right contractors to build the extensions, so the line s construction can be completed by 2025.
The four extensions are the 10.2-billion-baht Taling Chan-Salaya section; the 6.57-billion-baht Rangsit-Thammasat extension; and the 6.64-billion-baht Taling Chan-Siriraj section; and the 44.1-billion-baht missing link project connecting Bang Sue to Hua Lamphong.
Laos to join meetings on rail link
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Thai-China system to be discussed
published : 27 Jun 2021 at 09:00
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Thailand and China have agreed to seek to hold a monthly tripartite meeting with Laos to review updates on the progress on their plan to connect the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail system in Thailand with Vientiane.
The agreement was reached at the 29th meeting of the joint committee on Thai-Chinese rail cooperation, held online on Friday. The meeting was co-chaired by Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob and Ning Jizhe, vice chairman of the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission.
After discussing a proposal made by the Thai side to seek a tripartite meeting with Laos to provide regular updates on the progress of the proposed connection of the new line with Laos between Nong Khai and Vientiane both sides agreed that it should become a monthly feature, said a source at the Transport Ministry.