The Thaiger
State Railway Unit readies takeover plan for Airport Rail Link
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SRT Electrified Train Company (SRTET) already runs the Red Line commuter rail. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has asked it to prepare to take over management of the Airport Rail Link. That would happen if Asia Era One’s operating contract lapses on September 30.
Key facts
- SRT Electrified Train Company (SRTET) already runs the Red Line commuter rail
- Air Chief Marshal Kongsak Chandrasopha, a board member and acting SRTET director, said the company is ready to run the Airport Rail Link
- It needs to confirm them by September 1.
- Kongsak said SRTET estimates it would need around 300 staff to run the Airport Rail Link
Summary
Air Chief Marshal Kongsak Chandrasopha, a board member and acting SRTET director, said the company is ready to run the Airport Rail Link. He expects it will need about a month to prepare, mainly to recruit and organise staff.
For SRTET to take over the moment the current contract ends, SRT needs to settle the terms of that operating arrangement. It needs to confirm them by September 1.