Bangkok Terminal Logistics Co., Ltd.
Summary of progress on 5 dual-track railway routes, will definitely be used!
Five more dual-track railway lines are about to be completed, including two high-speed railway projects that are under construction, and six more projects are in preparation for implementation.
5 double-track railway routes
Progress report by Mr. Pisak Jitwiriyawasin, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport: In 2022, 5 more dual-track railway lines will be completed, including 2 more high-speed rail projects under construction and 6 more projects in preparation for implementation. In 2027
Ready to provide electric train services in Bangkok and its vicinity, complete with 14 lines, with the policy of developing the rail system of Thailand by the Ministry of Transport, which wants to promote the rail system to be the main transportation system.
Because it can increase the transportation volume by another 30% by allowing the private sector to participate in providing services in order to use the rails at full efficiency.
From the 20-year national strategy and master plan that focuses on developing logistics infrastructure, it is accelerating the development of dual-track railways to connect the travel network and freight transport between cities, and developing high-speed railways to increase the potential for international travel.
Support the logistics industry, reduce transportation costs because rail transportation can transport large quantities at a time, saving costs from long-distance land transportation.
Currently, the railway covers 47 provinces, covering a distance of more than 4,044 kilometers, which will increase to 4,744 kilometers in 2022 when the five dual-track railway lines, covering a distance of 700 kilometers, will be completed and open for service.
In terms of high-speed rail, there are 2 more projects under construction: the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima high-speed rail project and the airport-connecting high-speed rail project, and 6 other projects that are in the process of being prepared and awaiting implementation, with a total distance of 2,466 kilometers.
For the electric train network around Bangkok, the Bangkok-metropolitan area route will be completed in 2027, with 14 lines, 367 stations, and a total distance of 553 kilometers, which will help solve traffic problems.
If the forecast goes as planned, by 2028 Thailand will have a large-scale rail system that reaches every region of the country, elevating Thailand to become a regional transportation and logistics hub, increasing the convenience of people’s travel.
It also increases transportation efficiency and increases opportunities for economic expansion in the surrounding areas along the route.
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