forcebwithu Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Now that work has begun on the high speed rail project linking Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi, and the U-Tapao airports, thought it would be good to have a topic to track the construction progress with photos. It'll be interesting to see how the area changes over the coming years. Project Description The Bangkok – Rayong High-Speed Rail features a 1.435-metre standard gauge track with capacity to serve a maximum speed of 250 kilometres per hour. It travels on an elevated route with a 300-metre tunnel portion near Buddha Mountain (Khao Chi Chan) spanning 193.5 kilometres. the rail connects with Suvarnabhumi Airport, the Bang Sue – Rangsit Red Line, and the Bangkok – Hua Hin High-speed Rail, easing traveling between Bangkok and the eastern region of Thailand. The project involves installation of the track, system work and equipment in order to meet the standards of a high-speed railway.https://pipeline.gihub.org/Project/ProjectDetails/856 Latest news report on the start of the project: High speed rail project construction in Chonburi linked to three major airports expected to start this October Photos from this morning of the preliminary road work. View looking north and south from Khao Noi. Hope they have good elevation of the track as this area is the low point between Kha Noi and Khao Talo that floods every heavy rainstorm. And the view looking north and south of Khao Talo. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freee!! Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Wonder what a ticket from Swampy to Pattaya will cost and how frequent the trains will go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 Related to the rail project... Pattaya city to move forward with major drainage project intended to fix flooding by Pattaya railway Pattaya City will start a major new five-year project that will have a significant budget with the first phase of construction set for next year to help solve the continual flooding problems along the Eastern Pattaya railway road area, as well as improvements to the South Pattaya drainage system. ... Just another in a long string of public works projects that have only a marginal impact on the flooding problem. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jersey Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Still, it would be nice in 2026 to have condo in Bangkok and wake up on a Friday morning and catch the early high speed train to Pattaya. Arrive in 30 to 40 minuets, for 200 Baht, and hit some GCs for the afternoon. Then on to LK or WS for GoGos or Discos, party all night, and catch the Midmorning train back to Bangkok and be back in your BKK condo by lunch. Never having had to get a hotel room in Patts or getting caught in a weekend traffic jam. Of course, I am wondering what condition the passengers would be in and if the train may get the moniker of "The Drunk Train". Just dreaming here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappo Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 quite interesting - i wonder if it will be elevated above the road and if there will finally be a solution to the dangerous junctions with the railway road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 11 hours ago, Chappo said: quite interesting - i wonder if it will be elevated above the road and if there will finally be a solution to the dangerous junctions with the railway road The project description mentions "elevated route", so hopefully that means above flood level, but more importantly eliminates dangerous level crossings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 Current state of construction progress can be summed up in one word, stalled. It's been about a year since they completed the construction of the access road and this is what it looked like this morning. Can understand projects being worked on in phases, but in Thailand the time lag between phases often times is measured in year(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 9 minutes ago, forcebwithu said: in Thailand the time lag between phases often times is measured in year(s) Half -a**ed country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 if those photos, and I drive that route daily are for the high spd rail iink then is a mess. up down around.. not even level, and only bits done along the railway road. no accounting for bridges or crossings. it will be a decade before it comes close to completion. it was supposed to go close to the lake, but these days, who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freee!! Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 11 hours ago, forcebwithu said: Current state of construction progress can be summed up in one word, stalled. It's been about a year since they completed the construction of the access road and this is what it looked like this morning. Can understand projects being worked on in phases, but in Thailand the time lag between phases often times is measured in year(s). I recommend you make that decades. Anybody remember those 1973 plans for a "New Bangkok International Airport"? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 8 hours ago, tommy dee said: if those photos, and I drive that route daily are for the high spd rail iink then is a mess. up down around.. not even level, and only bits done along the railway road. no accounting for bridges or crossings. it will be a decade before it comes close to completion. it was supposed to go close to the lake, but these days, who knows I believe the road pictured was built as an access road for construction crews. Just a means to keep their equipment off the main road to avoid disrupting regular traffic. With all the corruption in Thailand, suspect that plays a major role in how/when public works projects are started, finished, or never completed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 So the "high speed" doesn't apply to the construction phase. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 The forgotten high-speed railway project just got unforgotten. Good news on eastern corridor high-speed railway Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is vowing to push for a high-speed railway project linking three main airports to ensure the success of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and he expects good news to revive the long-delayed railway project next month. The prime minister voiced support for the 224-billion-baht railway project during his visit to U-Tapao airport in Ban Chang district of this eastern province on Sunday. U-Tapao is one of three main airports that the high-speed railway project will link. The high-speed railway project was originally expected to start service this year. ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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