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Railway debt soars to 300 billion, “rehabilitation plan” likely to miss target in 2027, revising ‘locomotive-wheeled’ plan, budget 170 billion to accept ‘double track-new line’

June 23, 2025 By Future Southeast Asia 3 Comments

Article By: Manager Online The government has heavily invested in developing rail infrastructure over the past decade. This includes seven urgent-phase double-track railway projects, covering a total distance of 993 kilometers, with a budget of 124 billion baht. Currently, seven additional double-track routes (Phase 2), covering 1,479 kilometers, along with two new double-track lines, are […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: railways, thailand

Thap Put – Krabi Railway: Connecting Krabi and Krabi Airport to Phuket and Bangkok by train

May 25, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Thap Put-Krabi Railway is a proposed railway in Southern Thailand. The railway will branch off the proposed Surat Thani – Phuket line at Thap Put and connect Krabi and Krabi Airport. The line will be a double-tracked metre-gauge railway, with a track length of 68 km. The line will have services from Bangkok and […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: airport railway, krabi, krabi airport, railways, thailand

Benjakitti Park: A forest and wetland park in the heart of Bangkok

May 5, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Benjakitti Park is a public park in Khlong Toei District of Bangkok, Thailand. The park is on former land of the tobacco monopoly (the Tobacco Authority of Thailand). The factory was relocated and the land was converted into a park in 1992. Benjakitti Park was established in honour of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen […]

Filed Under: Urban Parks Tagged With: bangkok, parks, thailand

The Thai Canal – The proposed canal across the Isthmus of Kra in Southern Thailand

March 2, 2025 By James Clark 7 Comments

The Thai Canal (also known as the Kra Canal) is a proposed canal that would cut across the Malay Peninsula in Southern Thailand. This man-made waterway would connect the Andaman Sea with the Gulf of Thailand, providing a maritime shortcut by rerouting shipping away from the Strait of Malacca. The canal of approximately 100 km […]

Filed Under: Megaprojects Tagged With: thai canal, thailand

Mekong River Railway Bridge – New Thailand-Laos bridge for high-speed railway

February 11, 2025 By James Clark 2 Comments

The Mekong River Railway Bridge is a proposed railway bridge between Thailand and Laos. The bridge will have 2 tracks of meter-gauge and 2 tracks of standard-gauge for the Bangkok-Nong Khai high-speed railway. The 4-track railway bridge will be 30 metres away on the downstream side of the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge. The metre-gauge on […]

Filed Under: Bridges, Railways Tagged With: high speed rail, laos, railways, thailand

Koh Samui Bridge: Proposed bridge from Samui to the mainland

February 11, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Koh Samui Bridge is a proposed bridge in Thailand from the island of Samui to Khanom district in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. Khanom is the nearest point on the mainland, and the proposal has called for a cable-stayed bridge that would span 18km with two lanes in each direction. Koh Samui Bridge Map Google Map […]

Filed Under: Bridges Tagged With: bridge, koh samui, thailand

Bangkok–Nong Khai High-Speed Railway (China-Thailand Railway)

February 4, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Bangkok–Nong Khai high-speed railway is an under-construction 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 Tagged With: ayutthaya, bang sue, bangkok, don muang, high speed rail, khon kaen, nakhon ratchasima, nong khai, thailand, udon thani

Bangkok M-MAP 2: Official map of future urban rail transit lines in Bangkok

February 4, 2025 By James Clark 2 Comments

Second Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region (M-MAP 2) M-MAP 2 is the official master plan by the Department of Rail Transport for rail transit n the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. M-MAP 2 is an updated version of M-MAP 1, including 33 routes of current, proposed, and under construction lines. Official M-MAP 2 […]

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

Thai Land Bridge: The proposed Ranong-Chumphon shipping short-cut

February 2, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Thai Land Bridge is a proposed rail and road transport corridor in Southern Thailand connecting the Andaman Sea to the Gulf of Thailand. This has been touted as an alternative to the Thai Canal, which would cut a canal across Southern Thailand as a short cut to the Strait of Malacca. Deep sea ports […]

Filed Under: Megaprojects Tagged With: thailand

Cloud 11 Bangkok: Creator economy hub in South Sukhumvit Innovation District

January 24, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Cloud 11 is a mixed-use development on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok that is being styled as a creator economy hub. The complex is comprised of four towers on top of a mega podium that will include an elevated urban garden. Cloud 11 is opposite True Digital Park, and this area in Phra Khanong is being […]

Filed Under: Building Projects Tagged With: bangkok, thailand

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