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. […]
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Analyzing the major mission of the new Governor of the State Railway of Thailand, including the stalled mega-projects worth 830 billion baht
Article By: thansettakij.com From the recruitment of a new Governor of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT)—the 21st in its history—the application period was open from 22 November to 8 December 2025. Only two candidates applied. The selection results have now been approved, with Anan Phonimdaeng chosen. He currently serves as Deputy Governor of the […]
Chiang Mai Metro System – Reviewing the routes of the 3 proposed transit lines
Chiang Mai is planning to build a 3-line urban rail transit system that will be the first provincial subway in Thailand. I visited the locations of every station of the proposed first line, and I reviewed the routes of the other lines. I also propose to turn one line into a circle line. Chiang Mai […]
Thailand Airports: Map of commercial airports in Thailand
Southeast Asia Airports > Thailand Airports Map of airports in Thailand, and news and information about current and future airports. Index Thailand airports map International airports in Thailand Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) (Bangkok) Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) Krabi International Airport (KBV) Mae Fah Luang – Chiang Rai International […]
Bangkok Grey Line Monorail
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 […]
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 […]
