Airport link resumes services
March 31, 2011 by Paphada Apimonton
Filed under News, Thailand
BANGKOK, 31 March 2011 – Airport Rail Link resumed some services, Thursday, but advised passengers that frequencies would be limited for the City Line and the Express Line would remain closed.
SRT has failed to explain why the Express Line remained closed, or indicate when it will resume services, adding to the confusion and sending a negative message to airline passengers who used the service.
The City Line will operate limited service with trains leaving the main station in down town Bangkok every 20 minutes during 0600 to 2300.
Airport links hits its first hitch
September 9, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under News
BANGKOK, 9 September, 2010 – Bangkok’s Airport Rail Link temporarily suspended services, Wednesday, due to a technical hitch, the Ministry of Transport permanent secretary, Supoth Sublom reported.
He said a technical hitch occurred at Lad Krabang station near the airport, at 0730, 8 September, during the rush hour period when the service was packed with office workers travelling to the city. It was the first service suspension since the rail link opened 23 August. Read more
Cabinet approves rail plans
September 9, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under News
BANGKOK, 9 September, 2010 – The Cabinet approved, Tuesday, joint investment plans with China to construct three high-speed rail routes worth nearly Bt400 billion.
The routes are: A 580 to 600-km Bangkok to Nong Khai line that would cost Bt140 billion; a 220-km Bangkok-Rayong at a cost of Bt56 billion and a 1,000 km Bangkok-Padang Besar route costing Bt200 billion.
The Bangkok-Nong Khai route would end at the Friendship Bridge on the Mekong River and connect with a proposed rail track that would eventually cross Laos to link with China’s rail network in Yunnan province. Read more
Vientiane rail track on the way
September 3, 2010 by Rapeepat Mantanarat
Filed under News
NONGKHAI, 2 September, 2010 — Construction of a railway line from Tha Na Laeng near the Thai-Lao border, adjacent to Thailand’s Nong Khai province, to Vientiane city is expected to begin this December, railway officials confirmed Friday.
The project will eventually connect Vientiane City to the main Bangkok-Nong Khai line, but will take three years to complete
Airport rail rolls 23 August
August 9, 2010 by Imtiaz Muqbil
Filed under Blogs
BANGKOK, 8 August, 2010 ― The long-awaited opening of the airport rail-link on 23 August substantially enhances the convenience of visiting Bangkok but a number of critical missing links will impede its connectivity with the city’s mass-transit systems.
The rail-link will be a blessing for independent travellers, especially backpackers, seeking to avoid the taxis and touts at Bangkok airport. In addition to helping decentralise and decongest Bangkok towards the suburbs, it will also help the capital join the league of regional cities such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong which have city-airport mass transit links.
