Transportation Premiership of Abhisit Vejjajiva




1 transportation

1.1 bus , train subsidies
1.2 bts
1.3 high-speed train route
1.4 airport link





transportation
bus , train subsidies

the abhisit government repeatedly extended temporary subsidies provided free bus , train rides. abhisit proposed making free rides permanent.


bts

under guidance of abhisit s administration, bts sky train, rail-based mass transit system in bangkok, launched new 2.2-kilometre extension linking saphan taksin bridge station krung thonburi station , wong wian yai station on thonburi side of bangkok. new service linked sathorn road, 1 of bangkok s prime business districts, thonburi on west bank of chao phraya river. under thai khem khang project , bts in process of constructing 6.7-kilometre extension onnuj station sukhumvit 107. expected ready within 2 years. section of 12.8-km connect bang pu district in samut prakan province has been planned later stage. additionally, 4.5-kilometre route taksin bridge nong khaem district expected begin service within 2 years.


high-speed train route

abhisit emphasized high-speed trains not facilitate rapid movement of goods , people, provide more benefits thailand once asean becomes single market , thailand becomes stronger production base economic community. asian economies more towards regional rather western trade future growth, s forward-looking plan potential position thailand highly efficient regional hub connecting china southeast asia.


the project have 2 phases: nong khai in northeast bangkok, bangkok rayong, , bangkok padang besar, on border malaysia. transnational line start kunming in china s southwestern yunnan province , run south thailand through laos , vietnam.


the entire project, nong khai bangkok , rayong, , bangkok padang besar, cost 350 billion baht. railway tracks built parallel existing tracks, wider gauge of 1.4 metres, instead of current gauge of 1 metre. nong khai-bangkok route says cover total distance of 615 kilometres. track run through tunnel of 10 km , elevated on distance of 59 km. high-speed train travel @ no less 200 kilometres per hour. electrically powered, , studies have shown existing power supplies sufficient.


once project has been completed, travelling train bangkok kunming take around 5 hours, 3 hours bangkok vientiane, , less 5 hours bangkok padang basar.


airport link

abhisit s administration completed airport link project delayed previous government due several factors. suvarnabhumi airport s link, connects downtown bangkok , suvarnabhumi airport, began commercial services on 23 august 2010. airport link s city line run every 15 minutes , express line every 30 minutes. both lines operate 06:00 midnight. trains have maximum speed of 160 kilometres per hour. city line make 8 stops across capital, starting @ phaya thai, before heading airport. trains take 30 minutes phaya thai suvarnabhumi.








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