PUBLISHED: 22 Apr 2024 at 18:44
The second phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed train project from Nakhon Ratchasima to Nong Khai has received a total investment of 341 from the State Railway of Thailand ( SRT ) board. 35 billion ringgit.
SRT governor Nirut Maneepan said the project’s second phase was approved during a board meeting presided over by Chirute Visalachitra, deputy director-general of the Department of Land Transport ( DLT), on Thursday.
The government of Thailand and China collaborated to create the task. It will construct a bridge system that will connect Nong Khai and Bangkok over a distance of 607 kilometers. The second phase may extend to 357 feet. 12 kilometers from Nong Khai to Nakhon Ratchasima.
The road is divided into two parts, comprising a 202. 154 feet of increased construction and 48 kilometers. 64-kilometre ground-level railroad. There will be five facilities along the route: Bua Yai, Ban Phai, Khon Kaen, Udon Thani and Nong Khai.
The SRT will then send the task to the cupboard for approval this year, according to the Transport Ministry.
Design of the electric rail system will get five and a half years, while civil engineering work for the project is anticipated to get four. He predicted that the coach company would start operating in 2031.
As of now, the legal architectural design work for the site’s next stage has been completed. An Environmental Impact Assessment Division committee on February 16 approved its environmental impact assessment ( EIA ) report.
The board of directors for SRT approved the idea of allowing a company to invest in the second-phase of the station project, the Natha combination dock in Nong Khai, according to Mr. Nirut.