StreetFight3r 6th Gear July 9, 2019 Share July 9, 2019 From Bangkok Post. Trans-Asean' bullet train plan to link Thailand with Laos and China "Thais will be able to take high-speed trains to the Chinese capital and Singapore from a railway station in Bang Sue in the future," said Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn. That will be possible once the construction of four routes for Shinkansen, or bullet trains, is completed. Under the state's plan to make Thailand the logistics hub of Asean, officials have agreed that high-speed trains will be at the heart of the country's much-needed new infrastructure system. It will be the first time that Thailand will have such a modern transport network, which will cover 3,193 kilometres at a cost of about 2.07 trillion baht. The rail route will link Bang Sue with Chiang Mai in the North, Laos in the Northeast, Cambodia in the East and Malaysia in the South. But this plan isn't just on paper. The government has already begun the construction of some routes and will "keep calling bids" for the project, Mr Pailin said. The routes will make transport more convenient and are expected to drive the national economy forward in the long term, he said. The first route, a Thai-Sino project linking Bangkok and Nong Khai in the far Northeast, is now under construction and is scheduled to be completed by 2023. The line, which will cover 608km, will serve as the main transport system to Laos, which is next to Nong Khai. From the border line, another rail route will take passengers to the Lao capital of Vientiane, and the last leg will take travellers to Mohan, a border town in China's southern province. A 414 km link between Vientiane and Mohan is now 55% complete, according to a Lao official who asked not to be named. The Lao government is also in the process of building another rail section connecting its capital with Nong Khai. "This is a project to transform us from a landlocked to a land-linked country," the official said. Currently, people have to spend up to two days travelling from Vientiane to Mohan, but with high-speed trains, travellers will "only need three hours", he said. Like Thailand, Laos intends to use this international route to help boost its economy. The official expected this line will draw between 10 and 20 million Chinese tourists to the country each year. The line will also benefit Thailand economically as Thai authorities are planning to link Nong Khai with the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), the state's much-touted project to make the East an industrial hub for modern and smart production. The province, together with Rayong and Chachoengsao, make the the EEC zone, which covers 30,000 rai of land. Ratthaphum Parichatpricha, the chief engineer at the Engineering Institute of Thailand, said Asean can change from a user to a developer of the [high-speed rail] technology if the bloc continues to support rail transport and the related businesses. The government is preparing a new agreement on railway industry standards with Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia, as they are also spending a huge amount of money building various modes of train transport, from high-speed systems to subways, he said. These countries are currently able to manufacture some railway-related products, but a lack of standardisation makes them unable to export the products globally like Japan, Germany and China. An agreement can also reduce the overall costs of railway construction and maintenance, he said. ↡ Advertisement 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic July 9, 2019 Share July 9, 2019 If less than 2 hrs flight will be bullet train 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evillusion Supersonic July 9, 2019 Share July 9, 2019 Asean logistics hub? Sure bor Singapore and Malaysia will be happy with that plan? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwaver Turbocharged July 9, 2019 Share July 9, 2019 I will take if it's cheaper than flying :). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic July 9, 2019 Share July 9, 2019 If less than 2 hrs flight will be bullet train Wait long long. Sg to Kunming should be at least 3k km Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic July 9, 2019 Share July 9, 2019 Wait long long. Sg to Kunming should be at least 3k km Its impossible la, HSR will not work in this region Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusje Supersonic July 9, 2019 Share July 9, 2019 Wait long long. Sg to Kunming should be at least 3k km Thread title is sg to bangkok. SG to Kunming might be good for night train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tianmo Hypersonic July 9, 2019 Share July 9, 2019 (edited) Looks like extension of one belt one road? Edited July 9, 2019 by Tianmo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic July 9, 2019 Share July 9, 2019 Thread title is sg to bangkok. SG to Kunming might be good for night train. Even BKK might be at least 8 hrs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator July 9, 2019 Share July 9, 2019 got ask permission from lao ma or not? why suka suka include msia? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mkl22 Twincharged July 9, 2019 Share July 9, 2019 got ask permission from lao ma or not? why suka suka include msia?Just wait a couple more years. Then maybe ask also can no longer reply. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeder Hypersonic July 9, 2019 Share July 9, 2019 But once stopover in Sgp sure delay one... Must standby buses to JB station.. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohto Hypersonic July 9, 2019 Share July 9, 2019 Just a Singapore KL HSR already NATO. This one in my life time not sure can smell it or not. And the biggest question, $$$$ come from where? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic July 10, 2019 Share July 10, 2019 It's Thailand's plan. Not Sgp's. Title: Thailand plans 'Trans-Asean' bullet train linking China, Laos and even Singapore Link: https://www.todayonline.com/world/thailand-plans-trans-asean-bullet-train-linking-china-laos-and-even-singapore See the map. It's highlighted as "under study" which means it havent really involved sgp and M'sia. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neost 6th Gear July 10, 2019 Share July 10, 2019 Since when we Singapore sign is a MONT BLANC 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusje Supersonic July 10, 2019 Share July 10, 2019 Just a Singapore KL HSR already NATO. This one in my life time not sure can smell it or not. And the biggest question, $$$$ come from where? Actually question is not where the money come from. If the project can be seen as money making, there will be investors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soya Supersonic July 10, 2019 Share July 10, 2019 (edited) Just wait a couple more years. Then maybe ask also can no longer reply.Some fortune tellers say 1 more year enuf liao... Edited July 10, 2019 by Soya Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic July 10, 2019 Share July 10, 2019 I will take. Looks fun. Maybe can hey-sho hey-sho on train. ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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