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Home » Traffic and transport » Rail connection Thailand – China should be a fact in four years
Rail connection Thailand – China should be a fact in four years
China wants to leave its mark on Asia. The Trans-Asian railway is a good example of this, as is the railway from Thailand to China (or should you say from China to Thailand?).
A few weeks ago the construction of the 845 kilometer long railway line started. Once operational, it should ensure that two million extra Chinese tourists will visit the 'Land of Smiles'.
In addition to freight trains, it will eventually also be possible to use high-speed trains, which can run at 250 kilometers per hour.
The line crosses 10 provinces in Thailand and will be interesting for Chinese people due to the favorable price of a ticket. For example, a return ticket from Kunming to Bangkok is expected to cost 700 yuan (US$108), a lot cheaper than the price for a flight.
Source: Beijing Youth Daily
I really don't see high speed trains happening for the time being. Landslides, stray buffaloes, drunk Thai… That will be a major debacle, judging by the current connection between Bangkok and Chang Mai.
M curious!
We wait in suspense. Everything that travels above 80 km on the track falls under high speed. When the line is ready I hope to use it….
The Land of the Middle is going to take its place again, as it has done to a greater or lesser extent for millennia.
In 1994, a Chinese told me: “in 2020 we will be equal to the West”. Mah.. it's starting to look good.
In 2012 he also predicted to me: “In 2050 you can all join the Dragon Throne again”. Watching how everyone lets China go (especially the South China Sea, and the total absence of any willingness to defend their own interests, especially in Europe, next to a US president, who is not exactly elected for knowledge, skill and insight) I stand Don't be surprised if this prediction also comes true. And all the way,. if you look at the disastrous development of the population in SE Asia and the expected food situation in view of global warming. According to the Thai Grain Institute, +3C means that Thailand, but also Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar will have only one rice harvest per year instead of now 2 or 3 in many places. Desh will have it ? Their comment: if…then…we will have 1 billion more people like that to feed in S + SE Asia.
China - thanks to their one-child policy - Japan and Korea will be the only ones who can feed their population.
Ideal for sending massive military equipment to Southeast Asia in the near future to control this corner of the world. Anyway, the military guntha here wants to double its workforce or it will collaborate with the Chinese … .. who knows, they have never done anything else (collaboration) in the past, even if it was supposedly to maintain its independence.
gr. Gerard
That HSL won't work. Ticket BKK/Chiangmai will cost TBH 1800 only. Since there will probably also be 1 or more stops in the meantime, you might as well fly. And how many Thais can afford TBH 1800? The one, who can take that plane.
Besides, I doubt that such a project can be arranged in 4 years due to such a landscape. If the Chinese can do that, there will also be work for them in Europe (or the Netherlands). There are still no HSLs running there and concrete rot has already been detected here and there.
That is not called concrete rot, but rotten concrete.
Lots of sand and little cement, for example.
Or reinforcing steel, which enters the concrete 10 cm from the edge and stops there.
They built whole blocks of houses that way.
Only those didn't last long.
Isn't that what you call corruption?
In the Netherlands they call that concrete rot! !
Why can't the Chinese do that? In China they build 1000 km of High speed rail per year.
And that country is not exactly a billiard cloth. Speeds of up to 350 km we can do there in Europe
only dreaming. http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china-trains/high-speed/
Here in Thailand a minute is a bit longer than here in Europe, Family always says; ha minnit (5 minutes)
From experience, I know that we leave in 10 to 20 minutes.
The completion of the railway in 4 years simply means 40 years in Thailand. (see the new airport)
It will get there, but needs “a little” more time here.
Just eff. to wait.
Air Asia flies from Don Muang to Kunming in 3.30 hours, so who takes the train?
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and New Year's Eve Nico, from Lak-si
Thailand has been opening its doors wide to China for some time now. It is becoming increasingly difficult for Westerners to stay here for a longer period of time. The Chinese are increasingly welcomed with open arms.
Thailand seems to have no idea about the Chinese expansion policy and don't seem to know or want to know the history.
In twenty years' time Thailand will be a province of China and even then the Thais don't seem to realize it.
Think Tibet.
Of course every Thai knows that.
Because the country has been ruled by Chinese / Thai for a long time.
Doesn't matter what color they are all chinese/thai.
Also look at the chinese new year most shops and businesses are closed.
250 km per hour?
No further than the Thai border then.
Beyond that it becomes a mess. (viewed from the China side of the border)
I had read that the railway is 845 km long and contains 185 bridges.
And oh, yes 71 tunnels!!!!!!!
Then also 31 stations, some of which need to be adapted and some completely new.
And all that in 4 years?????
A French/Thai construction consortium is building the Bangsue station, which has been lagging behind for many years.
The purple line was built by Italy/Thai and is completely greed with trains and all, but cannot be used yet, because the Bangsue station is not ready.
The concrete construction of the “redline” to LakSi, Don Muang and Rangsit up to Bangsue Station is also almost complete. But no activity to be seen from the French/Thai construction combination.
Thailand should feel lucky that they started many years earlier, otherwise the disgrace would have been very great compared to China.