New Thai-Lao train service debuts tomorrow
STARTING tomorrow (July 19) is a new Thai-Lao train service directly linking Bangkok and Vientiane with this being a project undertaken by the governments of the two countries to better connect rail systems, TV Channel 7 said today. This daily rail service is an extension of the Bangkok-Nong Khai route with the State Railway […]
Read MoreMinister shuts Pink Line for seven days after accident
TRANSPORT Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit inspected the spot in Nonthaburi where three kilometres of MRT Pink Line’s conductor rail fell on the road before dawn this morning (Dec. 24) and ordered the closure of service on this route for seven days, Naewna newspaper said. Preliminary investigation showed that this accident stemmed from construction not system […]
Read MorePink Line rail falls on three vehicles, snaps power pole
A METAL rail of the new MRT Pink Line stretching hundreds of metres detached from the overhead track and fell to the ground damaging three vehicles parked beneath and snapping an electric pole in front of the Royal Irrigation Department market on Tiwanon road, Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi province, before dawn today (Dec. 5) […]
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