According to a report in Thailand. On August 28th, Ms. Tai Suli, deputy spokesperson of the Office of the Prime Minister's Office of Thailand, publicly expressed the progress of the Sino-Thai high-speed rail cooperation project, saying that the project aims to connect Bangkok and Langkawi, and connect Laos and China through nong khai. She said that at present, the first phase project from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima is under construction as planned.
Teresa said that in order to make the Sino-Thai high-speed rail project go smoothly, the Thai government, official website, issued a decree on August 26th, stipulating the scope of land to be requisitioned for the project, and appointed the National Railway Administration of Thailand to take full charge of this matter. The decree came into effect on August 27, 2022 for a period of four years.
In addition, Teresa added that the first phase of the Sino-Thai high-speed rail project from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima is 250.77 kilometers long, and there are six stations in * * *: Banci, Don Mueang, Dacheng, Beibiao, Bachong and Nakhon Ratchasima. Among them, overhead track laying is about 188.68km, ground track laying is about 54.99km, and tunnel is about 8km. It is reported that the first phase of the project is scheduled to be completed in 2026.
Significance of Sino-Thai Railway
After the completion of the Sino-Thai Railway, the air ticket price from Bangkok to Kunming is only one-third to one-half of the air fare, while the freight cost is only one-ninth of that of aviation, which not only increases millions of China tourists for Thailand, facilitates the export of Thai agricultural products, improves the competitiveness of Thai agricultural products, but also gives Thailand a ride in the economic development of China.
Promote Thailand's economic development, make use of the interconnection between Thailand and neighboring countries, make Thailand a transportation hub of ASEAN, and help Thailand move towards a high-income country. Only by promoting the Sino-Thai Railway can we complete the promotion and completion of the entire Trans-Asian Railway.