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Makkasan Train Factory: proposed redevelopment of SRT land in Bangkok

July 2, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Makkasan Train Factory and railway yards is a 22.4-hectare plot of land in Ratchathewi district, central Bangkok. The land is next to the Makkasan Airport Rail Link and Makkasan Station. The land is owned by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), and there are plans to develop the land into a new urban area. There […]

Filed Under: New Urban Areas Tagged With: bangkok, makkasan, thailand

Pattaya Monorail – Linking the high-speed railway to the beach

June 22, 2023 By James Clark 1 Comment

The Pattaya Monorail is a proposed urban transit system to connect the future Pattaya high-speed railway station with the popular beach area of the city. The monorail was first proposed in 2008, and since then it’s gone from monorail to tram/light rail, subway, and back to monorail. The routes have varied over this time, and […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: monorail, pattaya, thailand

Lanna International Airport (Second Chiang Mai International Airport)

June 19, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Lanna International Airport (Second Chiang Mai International Airport) is a proposed new airport in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The new airport (also referred to as New Chiang Mai Airport and Chiang Mai 2 International Airport) would be built on land in San Kamphaeng (Chiang Mai Province) and Ban Thi (Lamphun Province) about 25 km from Chiang […]

Filed Under: Aviation Tagged With: airports, chiang mai, thailand

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

June 19, 2023 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: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bangkok, bangkok mass transit, thailand

Nakhon Sawan – Mae Sot Railway

June 12, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Nakhon Sawan – Mae Sot Railway is a double-track metre-gauge railway that is under construction in Thailand. The railway forms part of the East-West Economic Corridor Railway, linking Myanmar to Vietnam via Thailand and Laos. The railway starts at Nakhon Sawan on the Northern Line. The line passes through Kamphaeng Phet and Tak provinces, ending […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: mae sot, nakhon sawan, thailand

Phitsanulok Mass Transit – Auto Tram System

June 5, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Phitsanulok Mass Transit Project is a proposed transit system in Phisanulok, Thailand. Five lines have been proposed in total, with the Red Line being the first line to be developed. This is an East-West line from Phitsanulok University to Central Plaza. An Auto Tram System (rubber-tire tram) is being considered for the line. BRT […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: phitsanulok, thailand

Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway – The 3-airport rail link of Bangkok

May 30, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway is a proposed railway that will connect the two airports of Bangkok with U-Tapao airport in the Eastern Economic Corridor of Thailand. The rail link will be connected to what will eventually be the two biggest railway stations in Bangkok (Bang Sue Grand Station and Makkasan). The train will also […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: bangkok, pattaya, thailand

Khon Kaen Transit System – The proposed light rail transit (LRT) in Khon Kaen

March 19, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Khon Kaen Transit System (KKTS) is a proposed light rail transit (LRT) and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Khon Kaen Khon in the Isaan region of Northeast Thailand. A BRT system of 4 lines was proposed in 2012, and in 2015 the plan was changed to convert the North-South Red BRT line into a […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: khon kaen, light rail, thailand

The case for a train to Koh Samui

March 14, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

A combined road/rail bridge could put an end to Samui Airport’s stranglehold on the island. Numerous new railway proposals in Thailand have been made over the years. Some of them are now being built (such as the railway to Chiang Rai), while some of them are too radical to be true (such as this Hanoi – Luang […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: koh samui, thailand

Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal (Bang Sue Grand Station)

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: Railways Tagged With: bangkok, railway station, thailand

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