BANGKOK, July 7 (TNA) – Two electric trains, being manufactured in Japan for Thailand’s Red Line electric train project will be delivered to Thailand in Oct this year.
Transport Minister, Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, accompanied by Pisak Jitviriyavasin, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Transport visited Japan to follow up the progress in manufacturing of electric trains from July 5-6.
The delegates visited the Hitachi Rail’s manufacturing plant in Japan and held talks with Kasado plant manager Junichi Kawahata.
The company assured that it would be able to hand over the first two trains to Thailand in October this year as scheduled.
After the handover, the test run will be conducted before the launch of the Dark Red Line railway service from Bangsue to Rangsit at the end of 2020.
The Red Line’s network also consists of the Light Red Line from Taling Chan to Bang Sue. (TNA)
