The Grey Line is a proposed monorail line in Bangkok by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). The Grey Line would provide another north-south route connecting the northeast suburbs to central Bangkok. The first section that has been proposed is the 19-kilometre segment from Watcharapol to Thong Lor. This begins in the north at Watcharapol Station […]
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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’
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 […]
Thap Put – Krabi Railway: Connecting Krabi and Krabi Airport to Phuket and Bangkok by train
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 […]
Benjakitti Park: A forest and wetland park in the heart of Bangkok
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 […]
Bangkok construction update (2024/2025 edition)
Another mall at Siam, the future “Shinjuku of Bangkok”, more classic hotels that have been lost, the South Sukhumvit Innovation District, and a mega project in Chinatown. This is the annual Bangkok construction update, where I visit the most prominent construction projects around the city. Bangkok is one of my most visited cities in Southeast […]
The Thai Canal – The proposed canal across the Isthmus of Kra in Southern Thailand
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 […]
Mekong River Railway Bridge – New Thailand-Laos bridge for high-speed railway
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 […]
Bangkok–Nong Khai High-Speed Railway (China-Thailand Railway)
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 […]
Bangkok M-MAP 2: Official map of future urban rail transit lines in Bangkok
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 […]
Cloud 11 Bangkok: Creator economy hub in South Sukhumvit Innovation District
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 […]
