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In October 2010, the Thai parliament decided to continue planning for a high speed rail (HSR) network. Five different lines - which would touch Bangkok - were to be planned. The lines would be able to handle speeds of 250 km/h.
As of 2019, construction in Nakhon Ratchasima Province of [a] high-speed rail, had become around 3.5 kilometers of high-speed rail.[1] In January 2021, a government spokesperson said that construction had started on a second high-speed railway: "the high-speed railway linking three airports" [from Bangkok to Rayong (province)].[2]
High-Speed Corridor | Route | Speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Network | Projected Operation | Status |
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Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima High-Speed Railway | Bangkok–Ayutthaya–Saraburi–Nakhon Ratchasima | 250 | 250 | China | "could be in service by 2026"[3] | Under construction |
Bangkok-Rayong High-Speed Railway | Bangkok–Chachoengsao–Chonburi–Rayong | 250 | 193.5 | Thai privatized | 2026-2027 | EIA |
Nakhon Ratchasima-Vientiane Railway | Nakhon Ratchasima–Khon Kaen–Udon Thani–Nong Khai–Vientiane | Unknown | 380 | China | 2029 | Waiting for approval (as of 2022's first quarter) from the Cabinet of Thailand[2] |
Bangkok-Hua Hin High-Speed Railway | Bangkok–Nakhon Pathom–Ratchaburi–Phetchaburi–Hua Hin | 250 | 211 | Thai privatized | Unknown | EIA |
Bangkok-Phitsanulok High-Speed Railway | Bangkok–Ayutthaya–Phitsanulok | 250 | 384 | Japan | Unknown | Planning has stopped (as of 2019)[4] |
Phitsanulok-Chiang Mai High-Speed Railway | Phitsanulok–Uttaradit–Lampang–Chiang Mai | 250 | 285 | Japan | Unknown | Planning has stopped (as of 2019)[4] |
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