Is The Train Coming To Chiang Rai?

[RedBullHorn]

Kanok, of the Democrat Party, said caretaker prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva had also instructed the Finance Ministry to conduct a feasibility study on extending the route from Chiang Rai to the southern Chinese province of Yunnan.

There was a preliminary plan to link northern Thailand with southern China via a high-speed railway, he said, so as to boost trade and investment in the 10 northern-most provinces of Thailand.

Samart Kaewmeechai, an MP candidate from Pheu Thai party, said it was also ready to push for implementation of this railway project.

"However, we will do it as part of the high-speed train project from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and then Chiang Rai, Laos and southern China," he said.

Edited May 29, 2011 by RedBullHorn

[RedBullHorn]

Ok...Just Facts -- The treaty had already been sign and put in action, 5 countries - Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and China. The agreedment is to link a railways track all the way from Singapore to China. Chiang Rai is going to be a boom town when the trains passes through, Laos border Boten and China border Yunnan and Sipsongpanna will be prosperous too. I went to Boten for a market survey trip on Febuary, the town have hotels, casinos and 4 lanes carriageways and lots of special service pretty girls .

And from China, another treaty was sign to build super highway linking up to Vietnam.

What fesibility study !?!! It's already put in motion, Boten is having 70'000 labourers working down from southern China.

From what i've gathered...Myanmar was not in the picture.

Edited May 29, 2011 by RedBullHorn

[villagefarang]

Perhaps you should catch the next train to Bangkok and sort out those silly Thai politicians. Clearly you know more than they do.

[jubby]

Perhaps you should catch the next train to Bangkok and sort out those silly Thai politicians. Clearly you know more than they do.

I suspect the train link will be finished on the Laos/China side before its even started in Thailand. So I guess your both right

[Bagwan]

During my tenure here in Thailand, I have been witness to naysayers and pessimists saying that this or that would never happen or never be built. Things don’t often happen in the blink of an eye but over time most things do seem to come to fruition.

Given time, the right political environment (and self interest), plus sufficient funds, I have little doubt that one day Chiang Rai will have a train, though probably nowhere near the center of town or within the lifespan of some of our elder members.

I suppose speculation is an entertaining armchair sport for some, but I will sit back and watch things unfold in their own time with no consternation about what, when, why or how.

You are dead right there. Swampy didn't happen in the blink of an eye. Only 40 years was it?

[afarang]

Ok...Just Facts -- The treaty had already been sign and put in action, 5 countries - Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and China. The agreedment is to link a railways track all the way from Singapore to China. Chiang Rai is going to be a boom town when the trains passes through, Laos border Boten and China border Yunnan and Sipsongpanna will be prosperous too. I went to Boten for a market survey trip on Febuary, the town have hotels, casinos and 4 lanes carriageways and lots of special service pretty girls .

And from China, another treaty was sign to build super highway linking up to Vietnam.

What fesibility study !?!! It's already put in motion, Boten is having 70'000 labourers working down from southern China.

From what i've gathered...Myanmar was not in the picture.

IF, and it is a big IF, is that if the High Speed line is to be built ,it will NOT run through Chiang Rai . The proposed route is through Nhong Khai ,via Laos ,not China to C.R,then onto Bkk. ,toS.G. China has absolutely no interest in building a rail line from C.R. , to anywhere

Edited August 12, 2011 by afarang

[passingas]

Looking at relief maps of the region, the easiest to build route, using relatively flat, coastal areas as opposed to trying to punch through mountain ranges, of a railroad from China to anywhere south, would be to follow the coastal region through Viet Nam, through Laos with only one mountain range to get through, into northeastern Thailand, where it is all relatively flat. Link up with the already in place rail service to BKK and they are on their way to Singapore, no problem. Now, if Thailand had of already had a rail in place, servicing the northern part of the country, and I am talking about beyond Chiang Mai, then perhaps that would be incentive to make that link a goal to route to from China. It would definitely be in Thailand's best interest to build a line on up towards the CR area and beyond, as it would get used for both passenger and freight.

[RedBullHorn]

IF, and it is a big IF, is that if the High Speed line is to be built ,it will NOT run through Chiang Rai . The proposed route is through Nhong Khai ,via Laos ,not China to C.R,then onto Bkk. ,toS.G. China has absolutely no interest in building a rail line from C.R. , to anywhere

Found this, seem like there're THREE seperate rail line to be build and one of them connects Myanmar...and no CR.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20110209000141&cid=1102

Edited August 13, 2011 by RedBullHorn

[afarang]

IF, and it is a big IF, is that if the High Speed line is to be built ,it will NOT run through Chiang Rai . The proposed route is through Nhong Khai ,via Laos ,not China to C.R,then onto Bkk. ,toS.G. China has absolutely no interest in building a rail line from C.R. , to anywhere

Found this, seem like there're THREE seperate rail line to be build and one of them connects Myanmar...and no CR.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20110209000141&cid=1102

For sure ,no C.R. too difficult?or to expensive? to build I doubt it could be done for high speed ,at a cost ,they could recoup. I have seen a video on the China Laos ,Thailand to Singapore. The route has already been "laid Out: "as far as Bangkok,but this video only shows the lie of the land through Laos to Nong Khai, including Station Sitings, in Laos.However given recent events on China, Re: H.S.R. ,there may well be a delay. It is very definitely in China's interests to have it built quickly.Particularly,if they can use it for freight, Gives then ,for starters ,access to Sing apore for fuel products.Or given their buying of many and varied resources in Africa, -Sea freight to S.P., then H.S.R rail to Southern and South Western China. Time and cost savings could well be impressive.I am not sure if the other 2 will be built, though the Vietnam one seems to have an economic advantage. But not as big as through Laos-Thailand.

Edited August 13, 2011 by afarang

[RedBullHorn]

Any chance if you could post the link to the vid, i'm interested

[Led Lolly Yellow Lolly]

It's happening. . .