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Thai–China rail keeps 2030 target despite 34.5-point lag
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Phase 1 of the Thai–Chinese high-speed rail project is 34.509 percentage points behind its cumulative construction plan, although the Transport Ministry is retaining its target of opening the Bangkok–Nakhon Ratchasima route in 2030.
Key facts
- Actual progress stands at 55.978%, compared with scheduled cumulative progress of 90.487%, according to Kampol Boonchom, chief engineer for special projects and construction at the State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
- Its scheduled cumulative progress stands at 81.50%, while actual progress is 73.25%, leaving the contract 8.25 percentage points behind plan.
- Segment installation is 86% complete, balance-beam construction 33% and switch-beam construction 68%.
- Construction of the station has reached 29.30%, compared with scheduled progress of 47.22%
- Siripong said officials expected to reach a conclusion on how to proceed by the end of 2026.
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Summary
Actual progress stands at 55.978%, compared with scheduled cumulative progress of 90.487%, according to Kampol Boonchom, chief engineer for special projects and construction at the State Railway of Thailand (SRT). The 250.77-kilometre route is divided into 14 civil works contracts.
Deputy Transport Minister Siripong Angkasakulkiat said that although overall construction remained behind schedule, the ministry believed the work could be accelerated sufficiently to meet the opening target. The project is intended to improve passenger travel and freight transport.