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Bangkok Gets On Board

Posted by: Tim Halbur

14 March 2010 - 5:00am

By 2032, the Thai government plans to have high-speed rail connected every region of the country. Construction is scheduled to begin next year.The first line is planned to connect Bangkok and Rayong, to the southeast.

Wichit Chantanusornsiri writes, "The government envisions investing up to 800 billion baht from 2011 to 2032 in four high-speed routes linking each region with Bangkok, covering 2,000 kilometres of new track. Once the lines are complete, access to all corners of the country would be possible from the capital in less than five hours."

Full Story: High-speed rail work to start next year
Source: The Bangkok Post, March 12, 2010
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