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CP-linked firm reaffirms high-speed rail exit bid, may halt Airport Rail Link on September 30
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A CP-linked company has reaffirmed its intention to exercise its right to end the public-private partnership for Thailand’s three-airport high-speed rail project, raising the possibility that it will stop operating the Airport Rail Link on September 30.
Key facts
- Deputy Transport Minister Siripong Angkasakulkiat said Asia Era One Co Ltd had sent a second letter to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), maintaining its request to exercise its right to terminate the partnership contract.
- According to Siripong, the company has indicated that it may stop operating the Airport Rail Link when the current arrangement expires on September 30, 2026.
- The deputy minister has instructed the SRT to meet Asia Era One on Thursday, August 27, to seek a solution, with maintaining uninterrupted Airport Rail Link services identified as the most urgent issue.
- These include the overlapping Bang Sue–Don Mueang section under Contract 4-1 of the Thai–Chinese high-speed railway and work connected to the Red Line “Missing Link”
Summary
Deputy Transport Minister Siripong Angkasakulkiat said Asia Era One Co Ltd had sent a second letter to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), maintaining its request to exercise its right to terminate the partnership contract.
Asia Era One is the SRT’s private partner in the proposed high-speed railway connecting Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao airports.