The Rail Department has asked the private sector to jointly invest in two rail lines — Bangkok-Khon Kaen and Laem Chabang-Thapra — for passengers and freight.
The department on Tuesday told the private sector it hoped they would fund train services on those key domestic and international routes.
Director-general of the department Kittiphan Panchan said Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob wanted the private sector to jointly provide the services so as to maximise the use of railway infrastructure provided by the government.
The pilot project will allow private businesses to run trains outside the operating hours of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and to pay the SRT for using its tracks.
The government wants trains to run on the 450km Bangkok-Khon Kaen route that passes…
