2 hours ago, gravia said:

total waste of money,     lots of browm envelops idea.  how many people travel from one airport to another

That is not it's primary purpose, it to service the EEC route along the eastern seaboard. Land at DMK or Suvarnabhumi and hop on a fast train to Pattaya or Rayong? Perfect. And if you are building a fast rail service eastwards then you'd be foolish not to link it to U-Tapao for future proofing.

 

Bangkok is continually expending eastwards and a good rail connection will make it possible to live a little further out and commute to work, just as happened in London when they built fast commuter lines in to Kent and beyond. Towns got developed, people moved out to places like Ashford and Ebbsfleet, house prices increased, quality of live got better for thousands of people. This would do the same thing. Even the ARL has helped people living out in Lat Krabang for example and that is why that line is so crowded at rush hours, it is not people going to the airport, it is commuters going in and out of the city. 

So it makes a lot of sense. It is NOT for people who want to go from Suvarnabhumi to U-Tapao as hardly anyone needs that. But it's a great rail connection for tourists and commuters that has the added bonus of stopping at each airport. (The DMK to BKK link will obviously be hugely popular).

It'll be a great shame if it doesn't get built.

But thanks for the brown envelope cliche, no AN thread would be complete without someone dropping that "gem". Yawn.

On 10/22/2025 at 12:17 PM, NoDisplayName said:

 

I'd need some citation for that.

 

Chinese high speed rail I've been on running 250 in the open spaces always drops to max 80-90 in urban settings.

 

ARL...........that's Airport Link?.........it may be capable of running at 120, but it doesn't operate at that speed.  Probably closer to 60 in real life.  Advertised vs. practical.

 

Maybe Thailand is different, being the hub of all things safe and effective.

You're right, it doesn't operate at 120kmh as I said, it's 125kmh. So I can confirm you were just getting a baseless bash in.