BANGKOK, Oct 13 (TNA) – Executives of Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) brought consultants to survey the 220-kilometer-long route of its high-speed railway project from Bangkok to the East.
The delegation chartered an eastern train for the survey from the Hua Lamphong station in Bangkok to the Ban Phlu Ta Luang railway station in Chon Buri province. CP’s executives in the trip included its chairman Suphachai Chearavanont.
Mr Suphachai said the high-speed railway project would link three main airports and was the heart of the Eastern Economic Corridor development. The railway would connect to and increase the potential of Chachoengsao, Si Racha, Pattaya and Rayong and lead to the development of smart cities, he said.
Thiti Nantapatsiri, president of Eastern High-Speed Rail Linking Three Airports Co, said the government was likely to hand over project construction sites by next March or April and the first phase of the project should start its service within 2026. (TNA)
