Author: Peter Carlisle

Bangkok’s BTS Gold Line monorail to officially launch on 29 October 2020 Now that all three driverless trains for the BTS Gold Light Rail Line have been delivered, trials on the 1.8-kilometre route will begin immediately before the service is officially launched on October 29. The monorail will stop at three stations – Krung Thonburi, […]

Memorandum of Understanding signed for Thailand’s high-speed line as project delayed A 220km high-speed line linking Thailand’s three main airports has been delayed as funding for the project has not been approved. The announcement came as minister of transport, Mr Chaiwat Thongkamkoon, presided over the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Department […]

Thailand’s plush new parliament building floods after downpour House Speaker Chuan Leekpai admits the new 12-billion-baht parliament complex still has flaws after it flooded during heavy rain early on Tuesday. Mr Chuan said the contractor had deployed more than 4,000 workers to apply the finishing touches to the building before its end-of-year deadline. Work was […]

Construction at 25 percent of the four main lines of Bangkok Metro system’s entire 550-kilometre long network Remaining eight projects, with an entire length of 160 kilometers, are ready to be constructed The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning has stressed that its goal is to extend public transport coverage as part of […]

Thailand toying with Kra canal idea again but wants to build 100km land passageway instead SEE ALSO: Thailand Plans To Build Two Deep Seaports On Either Side Of The Country’s Southern Coasts, And Link Them Via Highway And Rail Thailand is toying with its on-again, off-again half-hearted plan to dig a canal across its narrowest […]

Bangkok’s BTS Gold Line likely ready for service October 2020 The 1.72-km monorail linking Krung Thon Buri skytrain station to Klong San district office is likely to start running next month. Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang said on his official Facebook page that the project was 95% complete, with the construction work done and the line […]

Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) trams to commence construction in 2022 for 2025 opening Nakhon Ratchasima (also known as Korat or Khorat) should have electric trams by 2025, said Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) deputy governor Theeraphan Tachasirinugune today, during the second market sounding for the city’s Green Line route. The study of the system, […]