High Speed train: Bangkok to Pattaya in less than 45 minutes after "historic" deal

[thaibeachlovers]

If it's really that fast I'll take the bus which is less likely to crash due to poor maintenance.

I hope they keep Hua Lumpung as a Railway museum.

I passed by the new Bang Sue station under construction. It looks impressive, but so did Makkasan which proved to be less than successful.

[ThomasThBKK]

On 10/27/2019 at 8:21 AM, Estrada said:

I was involved in this as it was my idea from the 80s when it took 3.5hours to get to Pattaya by bus. In 1991/1992 we only got as far as a M.O.U. with Siemens at that time, then the Government changed.

 

Funny enough they will use the same tech they stole from Siemens, Alstrom and Kawasaki in the 90s to build this ???? Thailand would have been so much better off today if they followed through with this stuff in the 90s. This project got canned by the military i guess? They ruined so far large parts of this country with their bs...

 

Any idea why they don't build it till Trat? It's the closest Thai city to Phnom Penh and there's a alot of economic trade between cambo and thailand, it would seem only logical to use the railways also transport of goods like we do in real countries like germany.

 

 

And from Phnom Penh it's only a step away to Ho Chi Minh which could also be an important trade partner.....

[shdmn]

Such useless comments here sometimes.  NONE of you has the slightest clue were the train station will be, how long it will take, how much it will cost, and you are already complaining that it's going to be to far and are going to be rip off taxis and it will be too expensive and too slow and any other excuse you can think of to <deleted> and moan. 

 

Some of you must be really miserable old codgers letting that stuff eat you up in side every day.  Just looking for stuff to complain about.

 

It would be nice if someone had some actual info like where the train station in Pattaya will be.

Edited December 18, 2019 by shdmn

[shdmn]

On 10/25/2019 at 11:38 PM, scoutman360 said:

So, if it takes 45 minutes to get to the station, another 1 hour to buy tickets and wait for the next train, what time have you saved?

Seeing as how we are all just pulling numbers our of our <deleted> to try make a point. If you are stuck in Bkk traffic for 2 hours breathing exhaust fumes in the heat and then fighing with congested traffic on the freeway including truck drivers drinking red bull who haven't slept in 2 days, what time have you saved and how much more dangerous is it? 

 

You must be some space alien from the future seeing as how you seem to know exactly how much time it will take to to get to some station in Pattaya that nobody even knows the location of yet and knowing exactly how much time it will take you to buy a ticket at any given time of on any given day.  Apparently it will always be 1 hour and apparently it will always take 45 minutes to get there wherever there is.  

[johng]

On 11/6/2019 at 7:51 AM, 5633572526 said:

only to be left stranded at utapao??

Why not get off at the Pattaya station ?

[johng]

32 minutes ago, shdmn said:

info like where the train station in Pattaya will be.

It would appear to be where the station already is

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@12.9402417,100.9090865,3a,15y,106.87h,89.58t/data=!3m9!1e1!3m7!1sw5cKlkCprd8xPTrz_Ez-Lw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!9m2!1b1!2i47

 

[scorecard]

On 10/25/2019 at 7:08 PM, Eligius said:

It is very, very easy to be sceptical about this one ...!

Yes, especially when the price is mentioned.

 

You can't stop innovation and development but other factors still need to be considered.

 

Sure 500Baht is affordable for most foreigners but 99% of travelers in this country are Thai, IMHO their needs and ability to pay should be considered above nice for tourists.

[shdmn]

35 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Yes, especially when the price is mentioned.

 

You can't stop innovation and development but other factors still need to be considered.

 

Sure 500Baht is affordable for most foreigners but 99% of travelers in this country are Thai, IMHO their needs and ability to pay should be considered above nice for tourists.

I love how people just ignore the fact tens of thousands of vehicles driven by Thais go from BKK to Pattaya every weekend.  Surely they can afford 500 baht. 

 

But don't let that get in the way of your desire try spin everything negative. ????

Edited December 18, 2019 by shdmn

[shdmn]

11 hours ago, johng said:

It would appear to be where the station already is

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@12.9402417,100.9090865,3a,15y,106.87h,89.58t/data=!3m9!1e1!3m7!1sw5cKlkCprd8xPTrz_Ez-Lw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!9m2!1b1!2i47

 

The existing station would be the logical place if they are using existing tracks.  Not sure if there is enough room around the existing station.  It would most certainly need to be completely rebuilt and made much larger.

Edited December 18, 2019 by shdmn

[scorecard]

22 minutes ago, shdmn said:

The existing station would be the logical place if they are using existing tracks.  Not sure if there is enough room around the existing station.  It would most certainly need to be completely rebuilt and made much larger.

That part of the plan already announced some time ago, new station in existing location and a monorail into downtown Pattaya.

Edited December 18, 2019 by scorecard

[shdmn]

Just now, scorecard said:

That part of the plan already announced, new station in existing loation and a monorail into downtown Pattaya.

Where has it been announced?  Link?

[scorecard]

Just now, shdmn said:

Where has it been announced?  Link?

Google is your friend, and it's been mentioned on TV many times.

[shdmn]

4 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Google is your friend, and it's been mentioned on TV many times.

Yes it is and guess what.  No mention if it other than this which is hardly an announcement of anything.

 

So I ask you again.  Show us this announcement of the location of the high speed rail station.  I don't need to ask about this hypothetical monorail because that is clearly just spit balling options and costs at this point.

Edited December 18, 2019 by shdmn

[scorecard]

1 minute ago, shdmn said:

Yes it is and guess what.  No mention if it other than this which is hardly an announcement of anything.

 

Been mentioned many time before on TV, bye.

[shdmn]

2 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Been mentioned many time before on TV, bye.

So the answer is you were just pulling facts out of your <deleted> as suspected.