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There are several developments in the ultimate plan to link Bangkok to China by railway before the end of the decade.

 

The China - Laos railway is due to open on the Laotian National Day December 2nd in 12 weeks.

 

The 420 kilometer route comprises 31 stations beginning in Kunming in China's Yunnan province.

 

It proceeds via the so called Golden City of Boten in northern Laos to Vientiane the Laos capital city just across the border from Nong Khai in the far north east of Thailand.

 

Picture: Manager

 

Yesterday the Department of Rail Transport's Kittiphan Panjan met with others to instruct the Thai state railways to procure rolling stock to meet the trains in Vientiane to facilitate cross border trade using the current bridge between Nong Khai and the Laos capital.

 

Plans are being made to construct a second bridge 30 meters from the first that will have both one meter and 1.435 meter gauge. 

 

Ultimately this will form part of the connection between Bangkok and China. 

 

The high speed connection between the Thai capital and Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) - a 253 kms stretch - is currently being constructed and is set to be open in 2026.

 

Picture: Manager

 

The continuing section of high speed rail from Korat to Nong Khai comprising a 356 kms stretch is due to be completed by 2028 and will connect to the Laos-China railway, reported Manager. 

 

From December cross border trade is expected to increase with goods coming from China to Thailand though in later years it is expected that passengers will be able to travel between the three countries. 

 

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Lots of investment opportunities here.

Fortunaetly for me, I haven't wasted too much time learning Thai. I can  just start learning Chinese so I'll be ready for the influx. 

1 minute ago, mahtin said:

Lots of investment opportunities here.

Yeah like buying all the land next to the railway before it was announced like the thais did ????

1 minute ago, ramrod711 said:

Fortunaetly for me, I haven't wasted too much time learning Thai. I can  just start learning Chinese so I'll be ready for the influx. 

Looking at china, their crackdowns on everything, how they not want any money to leave the country, i am not even sure chinese will be allowed to come here in the future...

Think long-term, think takeover.

 

4 minutes ago, ThomasThBKK said:

Yeah like buying all the land next to the railway before it was announced like the thais did ????

I think you'll find that the average Somchai didn't have insider knowledge about this once in a lifetime opportunity to get rich quickly. If the truth be known, a very small, exclusive group of people just happened, by sheer coincidence, to buy that land before the project was announced.

 

China has over 30,000 km. of high speed rail, by far the world's leader. Thailand has zero km. of high speed rail. By far one of the world's sluggards, when it comes to any sort of high speed, or alternative forms of transportation, with their highways utterly choked by trucks of all kinds and sizes, due to decades of a lack of planning, when it comes to moving cargo around the nation. 

 

High speed rail is desperately needed here. And it is quite obvious the Thais cannot do this on their own. Way, way over their heads. 

I think the concept/project is a great development for the region. It should also help to reduce the number of lorries on the roads, many of which are not roadworthy and/or belch out thick, black fumes, not to mention just how recklessly some of those vehicles are driven. 

It should cut down on delivery times, road accidents and be a little more environmentally friendly. 

I'd love to take the train one day from here up to Kunming (I know passenger services are not planned until much later). 

 

High Speed train finished 2028....... only if the Chinese build the lot .

regards worgeordie

 

pursuant to the end game CCP BRI, thailand & Asean will become a CCP Province by 2050.

THEN all Chinese can come ! 

^^ Thats it. While nice to have an easier option to go to Kunming, perish the thought of potentially hundreds of thousands of bogan Chinese piling in. 

Perfect for the PLA to move troops,  in case the Southern Provinces formerly known as SEA should dare to disobey Beijing at some point in the future. 

1 hour ago, mahtin said:

Lots of investment opportunities here.

Lots of trade potential for Thailand and Yunnan. Open up landlocked Yunnan province with a population of 84 million for investments both ways. Will also attract FDI into Thailand for countries that wish to exploit the economic opportunities. Kunming is a lovely tourist city with a Mediterranean type climate and Thailand too will offer a desirable destination for tourist from Yunnan. 

If I'm still alive, I'll use this. I hope it isn't delayed.

Suppose one train carries 2000 passengers

How hours will be needed to pass the Lao passport and customs and then the Chinese border....all the time reduction of high speed may be lost

I prefer an airplane

Do not know how wise it is of Thailand to keep cozying up with China when there is brewing trouble between China and the world. US, UK and AU just signed a new pack to counter China.

 

Go with China, Thailand can forget about Western help and last time i checked it was the West that came to rescue each and every time with no strings attached.

These advancemnets must make those american politicians livid who haven't gotten their millions in bribe money in there pockets. But don't worry if america can't make money on this they can by going to war with china.

19 minutes ago, BestB said:

Do not know how wise it is of Thailand to keep cozying up with China when there is brewing trouble between China and the world. US, UK and AU just signed a new pack to counter China.

 

Go with China, Thailand can forget about Western help and last time i checked it was the West that came to rescue each and every time with no strings attached.

i dont think you are seeing the whole picture

3 hours ago, mahtin said:

Lots of investment opportunities here.

Yes. I'm investing in manufactures of troop trains.

3 hours ago, ramrod711 said:

Fortunaetly for me, I haven't wasted too much time learning Thai. I can  just start learning Chinese so I'll be ready for the influx. 

Start with useful phrases like :

 

Don't shoot , I'm unarmed.

Stop beating me please.

I can't climb into that cattle truck, its already full.

I can't go to a labour camp, I'm a Tory.

2 minutes ago, wombat said:

i dont think you are seeing the whole picture

Strange to me that if directed at Thai's it is in English?

However all part of the Chinese long game I guess.

12 minutes ago, wombat said:

i dont think you are seeing the whole picture

Its called paid advertising

We've been subjected to all this 'High Speed' Railway Bull now for close to 20 years and barely a sod of earth has been turned even though Prayut went out with his special Gold shovel and moved about 10 kilo's of gravel 4 or 5 years ago.   Back in 2010 it was not only China that would be connected it was also Bangkok to Chiang Mai included and Yingluk even designed the Lunch Boxes for the Trains; which were going to be up and running by 2016 !   Believe what you SEE and not what you read as they are full of S++T for the most part and this is only being brought to the fore again now because Laos are shortly to bring their line to fruition whilst Thailand has been sleeping as usual since the Post War years....Zzzzzzz.

The Gravy train now arriving on platform 1 is for old buffer, hi-so connected and Sinowotsgoing on.

When will they begin construction on the bridge from Bangkok to Los Angeles?

China lends vast sums of money to countries for huge development projects. Later on many countries are unable to repay the loans and then China can get anything it wants out of them. China will eventually take over Thailand but the Thais will have no one to blame but themselves. The Chinese are very intelligent  and clever to say  the least.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Ultimately this will form part of the connection between Bangkok and China

Chinas main artery into the S.E.Asian countries... here comes the final nail.

 

3 hours ago, ThomasThBKK said:

Looking at china, their crackdowns on everything, how they not want any money to leave the country, i am not even sure chinese will be allowed to come here in the future...

They'll take over eventually, Cambodias stuffed already, sold out to the devil.

Ironic that Thailand was never colonised... yet.