China finally wins Thailand railway project

[TaiShang]

China finally wins Thailand railway project

After many ups and downs, China has finally won the railway cooperation project with Thailand. Zhu Xijun, general manager of the Southeast Asia Company of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), said on Aug. 26 that after six rounds of negotiation, both sides plans to sign the inter-governmental framework agreement on the China-Thailand Railway project in early September, and the commencement ceremony of the project is expected to be held in the end of October, Xinhua reported.

According to Zhu Xijun, the project, which will be completed in 3 years, will bring actual benefits to the socioeconomic development of Thailand. After the railway puts into use, people will enjoy a much more convenient and cheaper transportation between China and Thailand. The price of a railway passenger ticket between Kunming and Bangkok will be about 3600 Thai Baht or 700 yuan, which is about a half or a third of an airline ticket, and the railway freight cost is only one ninth of the air freight.

The railway is estimated to add 2 million more Chinese tourists to Thailand every year and will provide further convenience to its agricultural product export. With this railway, Thailand will be a new transportation hub of ASEAN countries.

China finally wins Thailand railway project - People's Daily Online


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@cirr , @Economic superpower , @AndrewJin , @opruh , @ChineseTiger1986 et al.

Is Indonesia next?

 

[Economic superpower]

Haters in ruins.

 

[somsak]

go go Thai China Railways

 

[Place Of Space]

 

[cirr]

I hope that the design and construction standard of the railway allow for upgrade to higher operating speed at a furture date。

 

[AViet]

Will it go through Vietnam? Can anyone clarify?

 

[XiaoYaoZi]

congratulations to Japanese.

 

[ebony&ivory]

Will it go through Vietnam? Can anyone clarify?

Of course not. Viets are still a primitive society. No need for high speed rail.

 

[somsak]

However I always say do not beleive anything government say until the contact signed. Until then, anything may change. Even contact signed, no thing guarantee. This is how things proceed in Thailand. 0m English, Siamese means 2 heads. And you are listening to Siamese toung.

 

[IR-TR]

Good. All of ASEAN and China must be connected. Next up: Indonesian rail contact!

 

[70U63]

Exactly.
Thailand - Malaysia - Singapore HSR going to take sometime too because Malaysia side also busy with internal political issue.

However I always say do not beleive anything government say until the contact signed. Until then, anything may change. Even contact signed, no thing guarantee. This is how things proceed in Thailand. 0m English, Siamese means 2 heads. And you are listening to Siamese toung.

 

[cnleio]

China YunNan - Laos - Thailand - Malaysia - Singapore HSR, this will be a important event to ASEAN foreign affairs

 

[pigtaker]

Will it go through Vietnam? Can anyone clarify?

No, considering China's current relation with vietnam, all our railway network planning in ASEAN will bypass vietnam. I believe this will create long-term difficulties for vietnam's development, to say it mildly. once you miss the chance, there will be no next one.

I still think the ticket price is too high, it is even more expensive than the non-holiday flight price from kunming to bankok.

 

[Daniel808]

Good Choice, Thailand !
You did a Good Job

Hope Indonesia also make a Good Choice, follow The Thailand Way.

 

[ahtan_china]

No, considering China's current relation with vietnam, all our railway network planning in ASEAN will bypass vietnam. I believe this will create long-term difficulties for vietnam's development, to say it mildly. once you miss the chance, there will be no next one.

I still think the ticket price is too high, it is even more expensive than the non-holiday flight price from kunming to bankok.

中泰铁路项目拿下3年后通车 拟签政府间框架协议
朱锡均表示，中泰计划3年内完成铁路建设，中泰铁路合作将给泰国经济社会发展带来实惠。中泰铁路建成运营之后，将极大方便人们出行，从昆明到曼谷的往返铁路票价约每人3600泰铢（约合700元人民币），相当于飞机票价的一半或三分之一，货运费用相当于航空费用的九分之一。每年或将为泰国增加200万中国游客，为泰国农产品出口进一步提供便利，使泰国成为东盟的交通枢纽。


The Round-trip railway fare is about ￥700. Very cheap.