PUBLISHED : 15 Dec 2023 at 04:00
The Nong Khai-Vientiane section of the Thai-China high-speed rail (HSR) project is expected to be completed in 2028, according to Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote yesterday.
Mr Surapong said the project’s committee has agreed to expedite work on the 7.3-kilometre section, which is estimated to cost around three billion baht. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has commissioned a feasibility study on the project, he added.
The SRT will pick the final design next year, and the bidding process for the project will begin in 2025, he said.
The Thai section of the Thai-China HSR project will span 606 kilometres, connecting Nong Khai and Bangkok.
The first phase of the project, which is 28.6%…
