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NewsThai standard gauge contract awarded
State Railway of Thailand has formally signed the first of 14 contracts for work on the planned 1 435 mm gauge rail link from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima (Photo: Andrew Benton). THAILAND: State Railway of Thailand has formally signed the first of 14 contracts for work ...
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NewsBang Sue hub opening pushed back to 2021
THAILAND: Opening of Bangkok’s Bang Sue Grand Station has been delayed until late 2021, with State Railway of Thailand saying this is largely a result of the Covid-19 pandemic which has prevented Japanese contractors from visiting the site for several months.
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Metro Report InternationalBangkok monorail trains arrive
THAILAND: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha joined a ceremony at the port of Laem Chabang on October 1 to mark the arrival of the first monorail trainsets for the Bangkok’s future Pink and Yellow lines. He was joined at the celebrations by BTS Group ...
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NewsBangkok's Three Airports rail link delayed
THAILAND: The project to built a 220 km fast rail line connecting Bangkok and its three main airports has been delayed for financial reasons. ‘The budget to demolish infrastructure to make way for the new high speed system has not been approved’, said State Railway of Thailand ...
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Metro Report InternationalBangkok Gold Line peoplemover car delivered
THAILAND: Bangkok Mass Transit System has taken delivery of the first of three two-car Bombardier Transportation Innovia 300 automated peoplemover sets for the future Gold Line The 2·7 km first phase of the Gold Line will connect the existing BTS Green (Silom) Line ...
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Metro Report InternationalBangkok elevated metro extension opens
THAILAND: A 4·3 km four-station extension of Bangkok BTS SkyTrain’s Sukhumvit (Green) Line north from Kasetsart University to Royal Forest Department and Wat Phra Sri Mahathat opened on June 5. Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-o-Cha presided over the opening ceremony and rode from ...
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Metro Report InternationalBangkok Gold Line TETRA communications ordered
THAILAND: System integrator AMR Asia has awarded Teltronic a contract to supply TETRA mission-critical radio communications for the Gold Line automated peoplemover which is under constriction in Bangkok. The 2·7 km first phase of the Gold Line will connect the existing BTS Green (Silom) Line Skytrain station ...
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Metro Report InternationalBangkok Blue Line loop completed
THAILAND: Trial operation has started on a further section of Bangkok’s Blue Line, completing the western side of the circular metro route around the city centre.
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NewsBangkok Airport Express to change city travel
The 28 km standard gauge link to the new Bangkok airport lies at the heart of plans to revitalise the Thai capital’s urban rail services. Andrew Grantham reports
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