Thai company Siam Railway Development Co plans to build a train repair and refurbishment centre in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to take advantage of the government’s decision to extend the railway system. The large repair centre, based in Chachoengsao province’s Bang Nam Prieo district, would be the first of its kind to be run by a private company. The facility is needed because the State Railway of Thailand’s repairing unit cannot currently handle a large volume of work.
The company has already acquired 4.8 hectares of land adjacent to the Bang Nam Prieo railway station along the Eastern line. Siam Railway Development will start to build the repair facility after the State Railway of Thailand approves a short line to link it to the rail network. Investment cost is estimated at Bt500 million (12.8 million euros).
If the investment goes as planned, the company is expected to begin operations in 2019. Services will include repairing diesel-powered locomotives, passenger bogies and freight trains, and related technical works.
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