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Bidding for the projects to construct the Orange, Pink and Yellow electric railway lines in Bangkok set to commence in June 2016

UPDATE 2024: The Orange, Pink and Yellow electric railway lines have been completed and are fully functional. 25 May 2016: Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak announces that an auction will be held in June 2016 for [Read more…]

Thai authorities and Chinese government close to agreeing a deal to construct the Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima high speed train line

UPDATE 2024: An agreement on costs was reached in the end and construction of the first section of the new high speed railway line is currently under way. 13 May 2016: Following a meeting with [Read more…]

State Railway of Thailand approves plan for 2 new high speed train services

UPDATE 2024: To date there has been no progress on either of these new railway projects. Finally, after years of deliberation, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has finally approved plans for two new high [Read more…]

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida receives reassurance from the Thai Government that the new Thai railway projects will go ahead

UPDATE 2024: To date there has been no progress on either of these two railway projects. 2nd May 2016: Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida met with Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government House in Bangkok. [Read more…]