Tag: State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
Transport Min hires consultants for new rail construction
BANGKOK, 10 July 2013 The Transport Ministry has hired consulting companies to conduct engineering and EIA surveys on its new rail project on...
More funds injected into building Red Line electric railway
BANGKOK, 8 January 2013 The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) reports that the Cabinet has approved the second contract on the construction of...
Transport ministry reports on progress of the Red and the Green...
BANGKOK, 2 July 2012 - The Transport Ministry is set to propose the Red Line electric railway project to the cabinet for approval on...
Getting Around Thailand
Travellers have many options for getting around Thailand. There is a wide range of air, train, bus and boat services that can take...
All northbound trains resume normal service schedules
LAMPHUN, May 28 -- All northbound trains resumed service Monday morning after being suspended since Saturday evening because of the derailment of an...
Railway workers attempting to retrieve empty derailed train carriages in Lamphun
LAMPANG, May 27 - Railway workers are attempting to retrieve 11 empty derailed train carriages in Lamphun currently blocking the railway to the...
JJ Market vendors seek extension of stall leasehold
BANGKOK, 25 May 2012 - Yesterday a group of 20 Chatuchak market vendors, led by Chartree Sophonbannarak, chairman of the Association of Chatuchak...
Railway service restored; Bt160 million initial estimated damage
BANGKOK, April 25 -- The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) early Wednesday cleared four oil tanker train bogies derailed Tuesday afternoon in Bangkok’s...
SRT prepared 250 trains to accommodate Songkran travelers
BANGKOK, 6 April 2012 – The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) plans to offer more train service to travelers during the upcoming Songkran holidays....
State railways evacuate flood victims to nearby provinces
BANGKOK, Oct 26 – The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is ready to evacuate about 1,600 flood victims currently sheltering in Bangkok to new...
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Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
Heavy rainfall hits Pattaya at night, flooding busy residential roads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya experienced heavy rainfall, leading to localized flooding in several areas at 9 PM on February 22. Residents in Soi Khao...
Theft on Hotel Way Out – Woman arrested for stealing ATM card from British...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officials arrested 54-year-old Nang Kham Pakham at a restaurant near the entrance of Jomtien Soi 4, who was found to...
Police raid ‘Gang 38’ hideout in Pattaya, seize weapons after brawl and explosion incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police operation has led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy and five other youths, following a violent clash between...
Shocking video captures Thai man chasing foreign tourist with knife in Jomtien, Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A disturbing video has gone viral on social media showing a terrifying encounter in Jomtien, Pattaya, where a Thai man, armed...