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Bangkok–Nong Khai High-Speed Railway

April 12, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Bangkok–Nong Khai high-speed railway is a planned railway that will connect Bangkok to Nong Khai in northeast Thailand on the Laos border. It will then be connected to the Laos-China Railway, providing a railway connection from Bangkok to Vientiane, and onwards to Kunming in China. This new railway is a double-track standard-gauge line that […]

Filed Under: Railways, Thailand Tagged With: ayutthaya, bang sue, bangkok, don muang, khon kaen, nakhon ratchasima, nong khai, railways, thailand, udon thani

Bang Sue Grand Station (Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal)

March 13, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Bang Sue Grand Station

Bang Sue Grand Station (officially known as Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal) is the new central railway station of Bangkok. The station will be the terminus for all current long-distance rail services and future high-speed railways, and through-trains for the SRT commuter lines and 3-airport HSR line. It is also connected to the mass transit […]

Filed Under: Thailand Tagged With: bangkok, railway station, railways, thailand

Bangkok – Chiang Mai High-Speed Railway

March 10, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Bangkok – Chiang Mai High-Speed Railway (also known as the Northern High-speed Railway) is a proposed high-speed railway that would be built alongside the current Northern Line in Thailand. Japan has proposed building the railway in partnership with Thailand, and the line would be a Shinkansen-like bullet train similar to that used in Japan. […]

Filed Under: Railways, Thailand Tagged With: bangkok, chiang mai, high speed rail, thailand

Bangkok construction update – 2022 edition

December 6, 2022 By James Clark 5 Comments

Welcome to the annual Bangkok construction update. This is a snapshot of major projects around Bangkok as of December 2022. An ongoing list of projects can be found on the Future Bangkok page. One Bangkok Address: Wireless, Rama IV, Sathorn Road, Bangkok. One Bangkok is a mixed-use development featuring office towers, luxury hotels, luxury condos, […]

Filed Under: Construction Updates, Thailand Tagged With: 2022 construction updates, bangkok, thailand

Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit System Guide – Current, under construction, and proposed lines, and maps

October 25, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit System currently has eight lines operated by three separate companies. There are three new lines under construction, and extensions of other lines are planned and under construction. This is a resource page for all current and proposed urban rail transit lines in Bangkok (that includes monorails and people movers, but […]

Filed Under: Thailand, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bangkok, thailand

The ticketing mess of Bangkok’s rail transit

October 11, 2022 By James Clark 1 Comment

The rail transit system of Bangkok is operated by three separate companies, and each company issues tickets that are only valid for their own line. I’ve previously covered the station transfer mess of Bangkok’s rail transit. This article covers the ticketing mess of Bangkok’s rail transit. The ticketing mess The mass transit system of Bangkok […]

Filed Under: Thailand, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bangkok, bangkok mass transit, thailand

The station transfer mess of Bangkok’s rail transit

September 20, 2022 By James Clark 3 Comments

Bangkok is working towards building an urban rail transit system that will meet the needs of the people of this megacity. There are now 8 lines that make up the metro system, with 3 lines under construction, and more lines planned. Unfortunately for Bangkok, the system currently has three operators that are not compelled to […]

Filed Under: Thailand, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bangkok, metro, thailand

Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur High-Speed Railway

March 14, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur High-Speed Railway is a proposed standard gauge railway that would run alongside the current meter-gauge railway used by Thailand and Malaysia. The line would be between 1,400km and 1,500km long and would be able to make the trip in six hours. The line would go via Hat Yai-Padang Besar and […]

Filed Under: Malaysia, Railways, Thailand Tagged With: bangkok, high speed rail, kuala lumpur

Bangkok – Hua Hin High-Speed Railway

March 14, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Bangkok – Hua Hin high-speed railway is a proposed railway that would run on a standard gauge track at up to 250 kilometres per hour. The current railway is a meter gauge line that takes from 4 to 5 hours to travel the 229.8 km from Bangkok Hualamphong to Hua Hin. This is being […]

Filed Under: Railways, Thailand Tagged With: bangkok, high speed rail, hua hin, thailand

Bangkok Urban Rail Transit Update – 2021 Edition

December 27, 2021 By James Clark 2 Comments

The urban rail transit system of Bangkok is going through its biggest expansion since the BTS opened in 1999. Two commuter rail lines opened this year, two monorail lines are scheduled to open next year, and another new MRT line in 2023. This is an annual summary of lines under construction, news for established lines, […]

Filed Under: Thailand, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bangkok, metro, monorail, thailand

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