Open for private sector to bid on 2 double-track railway routes worth 9,975 million

Join the auction for 2 double-track railway routes

The Department of Rail Transport has organized a Market Sounding meeting to receive opinions from the private sector and to open for participation in the bidding for the full efficiency of the use of the rail system, which the government has invested in infrastructure for.

It will be open to the private sector to provide dual-track train services to transport passengers and goods via two railway routes:

• Bangkok-Khon Kaen (Northeastern Line)
• Laem Chabang Port – Tha Phra (Eastern Line)

The private sector will be able to use the tracks during times other than the State Railway of Thailand’s tracks, in order to make the investment worthwhile and provide maximum benefit to the public.

The government has allocated two rail routes for private investment, with an investment budget of 9,975 million baht, taking 15 years, with rough details as follows:

• Bangkok-Khon Kaen
  • Distance 450 kilometers
  • It will support passengers in two main cities in the Northeast: Nakhon Ratchasima and Khon Kaen.
  • Operates 6 trips per day
  • Consists of 4 diesel railcars, each with 4 cars.
  • Tracks in the parking lot
  • Signaling and ticketing systems
  • It is expected that there will be an increase of 2,000 – 2,200 passengers per day.
• Laem Chabang Port – Tha Phra
  • Distance 501 kilometers
  • The service runs 4 trips per day and will increase to 6 trips in the 6th year.
  • Container volume 60,000 – 100,000 containers per year
  • It is a potential route for transporting agricultural products.
  • The future supports mineral products or products from China and Laos.
  • Consisting of 3 locomotives and 165 carriages
  • Tracks in the parking lot
  • Parking area signaling system
  • It can save up to 17,160 million baht in vehicle usage expenses.

These two routes will help enhance the efficiency of the Southern dual-track railway project, Nakhon Pathom – Chumphon, and the Northern dual-track railway project, Lop Buri – Pak Nam Pho, which will be completed in the next 3 years.

In the private sector, those interested in this investment include PTT Public Company Limited. Public Company Limited, Siam Cement Public Company Limited or SCG and Sri Trang Agro-Industry Public Company Limited

By jointly providing these high-potential routes, it will help improve the efficiency of rail services, making the country’s infrastructure investment more worthwhile, which will benefit the country in terms of logistics in the long term.

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