The Don Mueang– Suvarnabhumi– U-Tapao high-speed train, formally called the High-Speed Rail Linking 3 Airports Job, remains in development and anticipated to be finished by 2029, federal government deputy representative Tipanan Sirichana stated on Sunday.
Ms Tipanan stated Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, as chair of the Eastern Economic Passage (EEC) Committee, had actually sped up the building of the task to make sure a modern-day, practical, quick and smooth transportation system connecting the 3 airports.
The State Railaway of Thailand (SRT) and the EEC Committee have actually gone into an agreement with a personal consortium to develop the 220-kilometre train at an expense of 224.54 billion baht and run the system for 50 years. After completion of the 50-year concession, the home– worth about 300 billion baht– would be turned over to the state.
The train, with the 1.435-metre basic gauge, will be based generally on the existing airport rail link and SRT rail path. From the airport rail link, the train will be extended on one side from Phaya Thai station to Don Mueang airport and on the other side from Lat Krabang station to Suvarnabhumi and U-tapao airports.
Trains will perform at an optimal speed of 250 kilometres per hour. The whole path will cover 5 provinces – Bangkok, Samut Prakan, Chon Buri, Rayong and Chachoengsao – with an overall of 9 stations: Don Mueang, Bang Sue, Makkasan, Suvarnabhumi, Chachoengsao, Chon Buri, Si Racha, Pattaya and U-tapao.
According to Ms Tipanan, the land for building of the task in between Suvarnabhumi and U-tapao was turned over to the personal consortium in June 2022. The location in between Phaya Thai and Don Mueang will be turned over to the concessionaire in October this year.
It is thought the whole task will be finished by 2029, she stated.
” Apart from connecting the 3 airports and functioning as significant facilities for the EEC, the high-speed train is meant to draw in more foreign financial investment and produce about 100,000 tasks in the commercial sector. There will be clever cities along the rail path, which can be additional gotten in touch with other parts of the Asean area,” Ms Tipanan stated.
