To support the
implementation of the Pasak River Basin Development Project for
accomplishment of the objectives, SRT was assigned to construct a
new track substitued to the existing track that shall be flooded
by detained water in reservoir caused by construction of the
" Pasak Dam " between Kaeng Sua Ten Station and Sura
Narai Station in Northeastern Line. The new route was designed to
approach edge line of reservoir, which the land belong to the
Royal Irrigation Department, in order to avoid conflict among
people affected by land appropriation process. This project has
been financed by govemment budget with total amount of 2,069
millon Baht.
Track work has been completed and opened to traffic since June
1998. Some minor works and other additional works requested by
local people are still being executed. At the end of F.Y.1998,
work progress is up to 98%. The whole works are expected to be
completed by the end of November 1998.
Thailand has enjoyed rapid economic development over the
past decade and has increased its export/import cargo through
Bangkok Port and Laem Chabang Deep Seaport, where the second
phase expansion is currently on-going with expected completion by
the Year 2000. In order to meet the furure transport demand
between central and northern Thailand and the Laem Chabang Deep
Seaport, the Government of Thailand made a decision to improve
track capacity and efficiency of the existing railway route
berween Si Racha and Kaeng Khoi, through Chachoengsao and klong
Sip Kao by construction of 2nd track along the
existing railway (177 km.)
In F.Y.1997 and 1998, SRT recieved budget for design work,
together with EIA and traffic demand study. The consultant began
the work in October 1997. As of the end of F.Y.1998, the work is
in progress with 90% completion. When the design work entirely be
completed, SRT shall report to MOTC to consider and pass to the
cabinet for consideration and approval of budget for construction
before beginning of tendering stage.
To extend railway network in the Eastern
Seaboard area to response to traffic needs specially for the
industial plants/complexs in Rayong Province, 24 km. of new
railway line extension Project is planned. The design work and
EIA study was conducted by the Consultant financed by government
budget in November 1996 and finished in September 1998.
The construction of the first railway line
commenced in 1892. All the earlier lines were constructed as
standard gauge , but the construction of the southern main line
from the Year 1900 onwards brought into being the existing metre
gauge system, as it was intended that this line should eventually
be linked with Malaysia and Burma. Conversion of other lines to
metre gauge was decided in 1919, and completed in 1930. By F.Y.
1998 SRT had a total of 4,043 route kilometers openning to
traffic. All main lines were constructed more than 60 years ago
except the most recent Eastern Seaboard lines. In order to
expedite the economic growth and the quality of life of the
people in all regions, the government has adopted a policy of
extending the railway system to high population areas. In July
1997 the Cabinet approved in principle for the extension of the 4
new railway lines but only three lines are completed the detailed
engineering design in 1998. SRT has planned to promote these four
projects by seeking private sector participation on a
Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis, namely ;
The route extends northwards for 246 km.
from the existing Denchai Station to Chiang Rai province in
northern Thailand, which is being developed as the gateway of
southern China via Laos PDR and Myanmar. This railway will serve
the transport demand for both passenger and freight in the region
through to Bangkok. Moreover, further extension to Kunming, in
southern China, is feasible in engineering terms. If this
international connection takes place, it is anticipated that both
trade and travel between the two countries will increase
significantly.
The route extends for 165 km. from new
junctions on the Southern Line at Maluan and Thung Pho Station of
Surat Thani province, travelling south west to Tha Nun, the
proposed terminus on the mainland shore adjacent to Phuket
Island. According to detailed design developing centres at Surat
Thani Airport, Khiri Rattanikhom, Phanom, Thap Put and Tha Nun
together with the expanding town of Phang Nga and the tourism
industry in Phuket will all be served by this new line. The land
for the right of way of this line has already been acquired up to
Tha Nun for over 50 years.
This project is for a 24 km. extension of
the existing Eastern Seaboard Line from its current terminus at
Map Ta Phut destined for Rayong, industry area of oil products,
petrochemical, steel, cement and fertilizer production. This new
line will serve these industrial sites, easing transportation
between factories and port at Laem Chabang and Map Ta Phut, which
will help to enhance the import/export potential of Thailand.
Apart from the lines mentioned above an
extension railway network to northeastern region has been planned
since 1969. By the preliminary study by Engineering Consulting
Firm Association (ECFA) in 1989 Bua Yai-Roi Et-Mukdahan-NakhonPhanom
line had potentially feasibility.
Therefore, feasibility study had been made in 1994 by the
Canadian Consultant. It was confirmed that the project sound
feasible. This line is not only the direct link between northern
and the eastern seaboard region but also have a high potential to
link with Laos PDR, via the second friendship bridge at Mukdahan
which shall be constructed in the future , and possibly further
extend to the deep seaports in Vietnam. Due to the huge
construction cost and present severe economic situation, the
detailed engineering design had been suspended. However, the
government will invite private sector to finance the project on
BOT basis, the same as the above mentioned three lines.
In addition to the four approved projects mentioned above SRT
engaged the Consultant in 1997 to conduct feasibility study for
the Rayong-Chantaburi-Trat, 170 km. new line to response to the
Government's policy in adding transportation alternative for the
local people in the eastern region. The study was completed in
1998 which result indicated that financial and economic rate of
returns are still very low, therefore, the construction seems not
to be appropriated.
1. 
Upgrading
of the level crossing protection for the eastern lines.
This project was to upgrade the railway condition from Bangkok (Makkasan)
- Chachoengsao- Chonburi-Sattahip which consist of upgrading of
the level crossing protection project for the eastern lines form
Makkasan-Chacheongsao-Chonburi-Sattahip and from
Chachoengsao-Klongsipkao by government budget of 424.1 million
baht. RSR seperated the work into 2 parts as follows:
1.1 Procurement and installation of the Electrical full width
lifting (Type A1 ) with man operated of 27 locations in fiscal
year 1997. Contractor has completed installation, testing and
commissioning and put-to-work in May 1997
1.2 Procurement and installation of the automatic half width
lifting barriers and satellite monitoring system by upgrading of
level crossing to be controlled by station master and monitored
via CCTV system and installation of telemetry system to link the
information to two satellite monitoring centers at Chachoengsao
and Sriracha, the contract was signed on 25th
September 1996 and the contractor commenced working on 21st
November 1996
In fiscal year 1998, total work has been 81% completed which
satellite monitoring center (SMC) has been completed and
commissioned at Chachoengsao and Sriracha station. Installation
of optic fiber cable network and Telecommunication cable has been
completed. Testing level crossing equipment has been 77%
completed. CCTV has been 88% completed. Automatic level crossing
equipment has been 81% completed. Maintenance training has been
82% completed and the overall work is expected expect to be 100%
completed in March 1999.
2. Installation of mechanical
interlocking for 4 stations on the eastern lines (Hua Takae,
Klongluangpeng, Preng and Klongbangphra) for convenience, safety
and efficiency of train operation which increased from 30 trains
per day and existing signalling system was insufficient. The
total budget is 6,954,420 Baht, in fiscal year 1998. The work was
completed on 11th June 1998.
3. Procurement
and Installation of Signalling and Telecommunication for Klong
Sip kao –Kaeng Khoi junction (including Bangnampreo).
This project is a part of construction of railway from Klong Sip
Kao junction to Kaeng Khoi junction project. This project has
been completed in September 1997. Fiscal year 1998, was
contractor’s 2 years warranty.
4. Upgrading
of the 3-Aspect Colour Light signal at Huamak station
For convenience, safety and efficiency of train operation and
supported the transportation during 13th Asian Game in
Thailand in December 1998. Total budget is 5,000,000 Baht.
In fiscal year 1997, Signed the contract on 12th
September 1997 and the contractor commenced on 1st
October 1997. And completed on 17th October 1998, in
fiscal year 1998.
5.Upgrading of
the 3-Aspect Colour Light signal at Chiang Rak station.
For convenience, safety and efficiency of train operation and
supported the transportation during 13th Asian Game in
Thailand in December 1998. Total budget is 39,389,000 Baht.
In fiscal year 1997, Signed the contract on 8th
September 1997 and the contractor commenced on 1st October
1997. And completed on 4th October 1998, in fiscal
year 1998.
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 As a result of a successful STARS,
seat ticketing and reservation on-line computerize system,
the SRT had planned to expand the system to provide a better
service. Because of obsoleteness, the SRT need to procure a
new system. STARS-2. to increase efficiency and replace the
exist system.
The STARS-2 project’s bidding was conducted in October
1995 and Predapramote Co.Ltd. won the bidding. Base on the
out sourcing services the Predapramote will be responsible
for hardware, software and data communication network during
the contract period, 12 years. The SRT then will pay in
return the expense of every issued passenger ticket. Under
this project 493 on-line reservation terminals and 306
off-line ticketing terminals will be installed at 446
station which have to be accomplished with in 2 years after
the contractual agreement.
A project implementation is divided
into 2 phases. Phase I is implementing centralized
reservation system, on-line control terminals, on-line
management terminal, on-line reservation terminal and
ticketing terminals. These will be finished at the end of
1998. Phase II is modifying application software by
increasing capability in accounting system, statistic system
and quick reports for administrators to support decision
making and planning.
Advantages of STARS-2
-
Providing better services
(Passengers can reserve a ticket for any route at any
train station)
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Capability of services
expanding in future
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Decreasing cost of long
distance calls for ticketing and reservation
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Capability to support
accounting system and statistic system
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Providing quick reports to
support decision making and planning
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User friendly interface
system
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Year 2001 ready system
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In the year 1997, State Railway of Thailand
had client/server system been installed to replace IBM Mainframe
4361 and also data preparation computer ( Key – to –
tape ) , namely PERTEC 3236, in order to run 10 different
applications which are payroll and wage, Makasan workshop
account, Personnel information, Finance and Budget, Inventory
material account, Station revenue ( passenger and Freight ) ,
Passenger Statistics, Freight Statistics, Joint business in wagon
rent between State Railway of Thailand and Malasia Railway and
Railway & Bridge maintenance. All 10 applications mentioned
above is on-line processing to replace the current batch
processing which run on IBM 4361. There are 32 workstations to be
installed at Information system Department for data entry and
programming maintenance including Department concerned. 
There are also 15 additional workstations, located at different
workshop through out SRT in order to retrieve data from database
for control and manage rolling stock parts in there own shop (
for the purpose of Mechanical Engineering Department ).
Presently, client / server system is in the stage of application
software testing and expected to be completed by April 1999.
The State Railways of thailand
stand on the edge of a new age in its corporate development.
Despite the difficulties it has encountered in the past, the
direction is clear : SRT has been and will continue being an
important contributor to serving the People of Thailand by
providing its railway services.
To improve services and their
quality, SRT will be going new ways. More and better commuter
services for Bangkok's Metropolitan Region are envisaged on a
grade-separated infrastructure. This will give SRT's valuable
customers a more reliable product.
The Feasibility Study carried out
under SRT's guidance and financed to a major part from German
development funds is being undertaken to ensure an adequate
starting point of SRT's future railway business within the
Bangkok Metropolitan Region.
Since the early 1980's, the State
Railways of Thailand has been discussing how to improve the use
of its strategically interesting corridors in the heart of the
Bangkok Metropolitan Region.
The study carried out currently
aims for supporting SRT in
completing this decision process.
Grade Separation
One of SRT's most obvious problems
is the grade crossings alongits central corridors. Disrupting
road traffic and limiting the railwaylines'capacity, the
crossings have been a major obstacle for thepeople of Bangkok.
The grade crossings are proposed to
be removed by elevating therailway alignment between Don Muang,
Hualumpong and Hua Mark.
The railway's capacity can be
increased considerably thus allowingSRT to operate more and
faster services.
Commuter Services
SRT has defined its commercial
focus on the provision of safe, fast
The introduction of quality
commuter services is the core innovationfrom the current study.
Besides continuing to provide its basesuburban services at low
fares, SRT intends to introduce an ExpressCommuter Service which
reflects the customers' needs to get in andout of the city faster
and more comfortable than ever. There is great potential for such
services as the patronage predictionsshow more than 400,000
passengers per day for the ultimate project
Mass Rapid Transit
Services
A dedicated urban transportation
service on SRT's corridors has beendiscussed for more than a
decade. It's worthiness has been debatedand a conclusive opinion
is being exhibited under the current study.
MRT should be implemented in a not
too far future as an L-shapeDon Muang - Hua Mark service. As
implementation should proceedin stages, it is likely that this
MRT will first serve the line betweenBang Sue and Asoke.
Environmental
Impact
The railway system carries some
system-inherent advantages in termsof environmental protection :
low per-passenger pollution and lowcontinuous noise impact. This
project is made for improving theenvironmental quality - and it
does.
Financial and
Economic Prospects
While the financial evaluation
still in progress, the economics of theproposed project look
promising : Low environmental impact, lessroad traffic, no
disruption of road traffic, in essence an improvedliving
environment for Bangkok.
The costs of the project are
considerable : Some 70 - 80 billion Bahtare required for building
the entire scheme including the viaducts,the purchase of trains,
signaling and communications, stations, etc..Careful staging is
therefore inevitable.
Annual costs of operating the
full-scale systems comes to some3.5 billion Baht.
Public investment is envisaged for
the civil works of the project.Private participation schemes are
evaluated for the MRT and theNong Ngu Hao Airport Express
Commuter.
Contact
at : STATE RAILWAY OF THAILAND
1 Rongmuang Road, Rongmuang,
Pathumwan 10330
Tel :(662)2250300 Fax : (662) 2220175
General Section
As days rolled by and finally during the
reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), a Royal Proclamation
pertaining to the construction on the first state railway line in
Siam from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima in the Northeast was issued
on March 9, 1891. The Ministry of Public Works, under the auspices
of His Majesty King Chulalongkorn, had engaged Mr. G.M. Campbell, a
distinguished businessman from England, to undertake the
construction of this railway line.
As regards the
progress of the railways development at the end of King
Chulalongkorn reign (1868-1910) the total length of lines open to
traffic amounted to 774 km. At the end of King
Respectively were added. Total length of
the lines was 2,481 km in 1946. The fact that the Royal State
Railway of Siam did gradually develop and eminent rate in bestowing
progress upon the country is beyond doubt. However, the far
East theatre of World War II at last broke out in 1941 and Siam
inevitably fell into its terrible clutches. Railway buildings,
lines and bridges as well as rolling stock and workshops were
air-raided and destroyed almost throughout the whole Kingdom. With
the coming of peace in 1945 the once well organised Royal state
Railways of Siam emerged form the tumult of destruction only to
survive under the help of ruins. Restoration program was
immediately planned by the Government to bring the Railways back to
the pre-war condition, and to hasten its development for the
benefit of the public which was the impassioned spirit of its
venerable creator King Chulalongkorn.
In 1951 , the
Royal State railways of Siam became a state enterprise by virture
of the Sate Railway of Thailand Act B.E. 2494 (1951) . It now has a
total route length of 4,041 km. At present , the Railway of
Thailand is the largest state enterprise of Thailand in terms of
manpower with a total staff about 26,412 (Officers = 10,354;
Technical, skilled labour and others = 16,058).
In 1993 the
Cabinet approved in principal a further 2,744 km. of track
doubling and the first phase will concentrate on the Bangkok
suburban area covering 234 km. radiating from Bangkok. This
project is also financed by the government budget with current
approved amount of 9892.70 million Baht. 
The first 14 km. of 2nd track
in Southern Line from Bang Sue to Taling Chan designed by SRT is
under construction with 94% completion. The construction of 3rd
track between Rangsit and Ban Phachi (61 km.) is also on-going
with 70.55% completion. It is expected to be completed in March
1999 and Aprit 2000 respectively. The 2nd track for Ban
Phachi to Lop Buri (43 km.) in Northern line, Ban Phachi to Map
Kabao (44 km.) in Northeastern Line and Taling Chan to Nakhon
Pathom (42 km.) in Southern Line has already been tendered and
under approval process of budget. Construction stage is scheduled
to be in 1999 and completed in 2001. Tender stage for 2nd
track Hua Mak-Chachoengsao in Eastern Line has been suspended
until the approval of the enlargement of scope of work and budget
are achieved.
