Ling Kae Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 The real question is "how long will it take before it is up and running"? If it is 10 years, well good luck with betting on that. I wouldn't bet on anything but as a regular long term visitor I would love to be here in Pats in 45 Minutes versus 2 hours on a bus. If it were to be up and running within a year or two I say it would be a plus and prices might jump a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabC Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 The real question is "how long will it take before it is up and running"? If it is 10 years, well good luck with betting on that. I wouldn't bet on anything but as a regular long term visitor I would love to be here in Pats in 45 Minutes versus 2 hours on a bus. If it were to be up and running within a year or two I say it would be a plus and prices might jump a bit. Just pay the money and you can be here in well under 2 hours . Cheap Charlies on buses are not the future of Pattaya (I hope) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ling Kae Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 The real question is "how long will it take before it is up and running"? If it is 10 years, well good luck with betting on that. I wouldn't bet on anything but as a regular long term visitor I would love to be here in Pats in 45 Minutes versus 2 hours on a bus. If it were to be up and running within a year or two I say it would be a plus and prices might jump a bit. Just pay the money and you can be here in well under 2 hours . Cheap Charlies on buses are not the future of Pattaya (I hope) What you talking about? Taxi is an hour and a half, buses 2 hours, a fast train would be 45 minutes. I would take the train anyday, nothing to do with cheap charlies, it's speed and comfort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raro Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 By the time of its completion, Pattaya will be submerged due to rising sea levels Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 By the time of its completion, Pattaya will be submerged due to rising sea levels Good. My condo will then be absolute beach-front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohdam Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 (edited) Too many new condos unsold in Pattaya ? May be very far from Walking Street and Second Road,but near the Fun Center theres no more land to buy for building ,and everything is sold So if you like you should buy a resale or thinking about move in far Jomtien,Naklua and Sukumwit However I think the fast train should be wonderful if It connects Bangkok and Pattaya Residents should be very interested but the airport Going to Bangkok from Pattaya and conversely in 65 minutes should add fun to the fun,in this case better to have an apartment or a studio in both places... Edited July 20, 2014 by Kohdam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanpierre Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 condo's are they the garages boxes where peopel live in??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 This proposed rail link will be popular with independent travelling tourists, not those who get on tour buses, and some of the middle class. But. Can you see the BKK Thais leaving their cars at home to visit anywhere let alone Pattaya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Can you see the BKK Thais leaving their cars at home to visit anywhere let alone Pattaya? Certainly not. Thais wont even park their car and walk 10 yards if they can double-park immediately outside where they want to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loppylugs1 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Fast train to Patts/BKK Has anyone actually been on this train? It goes all over the world before finally arriving at its destination,it is not the speed of the train it is how the track bed is laid. Some nice views,but a train hurtling along at 200mph would still take hours to reach its destination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I think people will use flying vehicles by the time such a railway would be ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 By the time of its completion, Pattaya will be submerged due to rising sea levels Good. My condo will then be absolute beach-front. and how many years will take to make the new beach... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 The real question is "how long will it take before it is up and running"? If it is 10 years, well good luck with betting on that. I wouldn't bet on anything but as a regular long term visitor I would love to be here in Pats in 45 Minutes versus 2 hours on a bus. If it were to be up and running within a year or two I say it would be a plus and prices might jump a bit. The existing line between BKK an Pattaya already passes through Savarnabhumi, at the closest point there is only 400 metres between the Airport link and the SRT line. The line runs past my house and has only recently been upgraded to twin track, and I know for a fact that it is twin track from Chonburi to Pattaya. Not sure about towards the airport but I know there is one passenger train a day using the line. You can at the moment get a train from BKK to Pattaya and vice versa, although I doubt if many know where Pattaya station is. I do not think it will be that long before we see a proposal to link the lines and provide a train service from the airport to Pattaya. As for property prices, I cannot see them being affected, all the train will do is take some vehicles out of the road congestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inwardglee Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Condo prices have stood still here since many years. I live in a condo complex which is mostly owned by foreigners, and I am an owner of one. Yet the condo building is mostly empty. The owners are rarely here, and obviously too immobile to sell them. Many dead people even may be owners here. I am expecting an exodus of falang very soon here. Thailand loses its lustre. And then condo prices will crumble. I think it is already happening now. The Asian dream will get crushed like any dream before it. As soon as the last falang has noticed that he is simply an "alien", as noted on the forms of the Immigration Department, then he will pull out of seeing this as his dream destination. Rightful jurisdiction would increase the condo prices much more than a link to Bangkok. And all of that is as far away as a remote galaxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 condo's are they the garages boxes where peopel live in??? Many people are very happy with their condo, but then the impression you are trying to imply and reality are two different things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabC Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 The real question is "how long will it take before it is up and running"? If it is 10 years, well good luck with betting on that. I wouldn't bet on anything but as a regular long term visitor I would love to be here in Pats in 45 Minutes versus 2 hours on a bus. If it were to be up and running within a year or two I say it would be a plus and prices might jump a bit. Just pay the money and you can be here in well under 2 hours . Cheap Charlies on buses are not the future of Pattaya (I hope) What you talking about? Taxi is an hour and a half, buses 2 hours, a fast train would be 45 minutes. I would take the train anyday, nothing to do with cheap charlies, it's speed and comfort. What I am saying is if you were willing to spend a bit more then you can get here in a lot less than two hours. You stick with the BOGOF thread, its right up your street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospero Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 (edited) Two things no one has mentioned. First, the real need is for a freight line to take the huge numbers of trucks off the road. The Japanese moved their factories to Rayong to avoid the floodwaters north of Bangkok, but they told the government there must be rail from Laem Chebang and Swampy to Rayong. The high-speed train will also come, but it is not as economically important as the freight line. Second, there will almost certainly be casino gambling sometime in the future. That will bring lots and lots of people to Pattaya/Jomtien. Edited July 21, 2014 by Rimmer Foreign language text removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Two things no one has mentioned. First, the real need is for a freight line to take the huge numbers of trucks off the road. The Japanese moved their factories to Rayong to avoid the floodwaters north of Bangkok, but they told the government there must be rail from Laem Chebang and Swampy to Rayong. The high-speed train will also come, but it is not as economically important as the freight line. Second, there will almost certainly be casino gambling sometime in the future. That will bring lots and lots of people to Pattaya/Jomtien. You think it is not happening!! About 50 containers go past my house every 20 minuted from BKK on their way to Rayong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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