Thailand and Japan elaborated the draft of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on new railway project, Bangkok Post reports. The MoC involves the construction of a new 635 km rail line for high-speed trains from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and 574 km of metre-gauge double-track rail routes running a route including Kanchanaburi-Bangkok-Chachoengsao-Aranyaprathet at the Cambodian border, linking up with the country’s key industrial zone on the Eastern Seaboard.
Transport Minister Prajin Juntong will represent the Thai government in signing the MoC with Japan. Deputy government spokesman Veerachon Sukhonpatipak said Thailand and Japan would also jointly conduct a feasibility study on rail development linking Mae Sot in Tak province via Phitsanulok, Khon Kaen and Mukdahan, covering 718 km.
After the signing ceremony, Japanese rail experts will visit Thailand next month and work with the authorities to carry out surveys of the routes and designs, which will take about six months, Deputy Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said.
Other issues such as financing are expected to be finalised by year-end, he said.
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