Bangkok Post – Phuket tram study makes progress

Foreigners to pay more than locals

The feasibility study on the first phase of Phuket’s tram project will wrap up in six months, with work likely to start by 2028 and the service beginning by 2031.

Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit on Sunday updated progress of a study into the 41.7-kilometre tram system linking Phuket International Airport and Ha Yeak Chalong intersection.

Mr Suriya said the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) would spend six more months to complete the study and submit the result to the MRTA board by June 2026.

It would then be proposed to the Transport Ministry, State Enterprise Policy Office, the Public-Private Partnership…