rooster59 17,823 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Largest train station in Southeast Asia to open in Bangkok A new train station in Bangkok, which when it opens will be the largest in Southeast Asia, is set to transform rail travel in Thailand. Construction of Bang Sue Central Station is now more than 50 percent complete and is on schedule to open in 2020. The station, which is located near Bang Sue intersection on Thoet Damri road, will become the hub for Thailand’s high speed rail links, from Bangkok to Nong Khai and Bangkok to Chiang Mai. It will also be used for the proposed Eastern Economic Corridor high-speed rail line which will link three airports - Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao in Rayong, and which promises travel from Pattaya to Bangkok in less than one hour. As well accommodating the high speed trains it will also be used for the new electric trains and the older diesel trains used in Thailand, and help to connect the current Airport Rail Link and numerous MRT lines. The new station will eventually replace the Hua Lamphong station, which has been Bangkok’s primary train station since it opened in 1916. NNT reports the Bang Sue Central Station will cover more than 240,000 square meters. However, a recent video by China’s Xinhua news agency put that figure over 300,000 square meters, which would make Bang Sue Central train station the largest in Southeast Asia. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-06-02 Link to post Share on other sites
AGareth2 6,646 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 next they will be getting the trains and then maybe the track Link to post Share on other sites
Denim 13,317 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Drove past this last week. It really is huge. Wonder what they will do with Hualampong .......... a real landmark. Be a shame to see it go to seed or close. Link to post Share on other sites
watcharacters 4,501 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 I commend Thailand for this project. I wish the best of success for it's full completion. Link to post Share on other sites
bluesofa 40,210 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 5 minutes ago, Denim said: Drove past this last week. It really is huge. Wonder what they will do with Hualampong .......... a real landmark. Be a shame to see it go to seed or close. I'm sure it was stated that it will become a railway museum. Personally I thought it was already... Link to post Share on other sites
saakura 4,796 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 51 minutes ago, Denim said: Drove past this last week. It really is huge. Wonder what they will do with Hualampong .......... a real landmark. Be a shame to see it go to seed or close. Yes, i also drove past a few times and it is really huge. I am certain that Hua Lamphong will be quietly demolished over time (leaving a small part as some relic to keep the activists quiet) and the land leased out to influential developers. These plans would have been made first and the decision to build a new station taken later. I do not recall the public being informed of this mega project until a few days ago. Link to post Share on other sites
wirat69 1,399 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Suvarnabhumi in the city!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Cadbury 16,606 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 55 minutes ago, AGareth2 said: next they will be getting the trains and then maybe the track Thais seem to love doing things backwards. They have set the journey prices already so we can reasonably expect that tickets for the HS trains have already been printed and will go on sale when the new terminal opens. That will avoid the rush when the HS trains start operating around 2050. Link to post Share on other sites
connda 17,386 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Just guessing, but I imagine it has a parking lot the size of a postage stamp? Link to post Share on other sites
shaunoro 13 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 At least it's under construction. Doing better than Bangkok Mall and the F1 track. Link to post Share on other sites
r136dg 395 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 38 minutes ago, connda said: Just guessing, but I imagine it has a parking lot the size of a postage stamp? Seems anywhere there's barely ample parking here it's not long before it's chipped away at for food and retail structures. Link to post Share on other sites
hobobo 1,818 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 2 hours ago, AGareth2 said: next they will be getting the trains and then maybe the track and then the train drivers high on yaba, or lao khao, or those who insist that the brakes failed... Link to post Share on other sites
NextStationBangkok 1,627 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 It is Chinese investment, finally China will take over for unpaid dept like in other countries who lost their properties to China. Recent one is Malaysia, now spending 80% of its tax revenue is for paying loans. https://www.forbes.com/sites/douglasbulloch/2018/05/31/while-china-is-facing-its-own-debt-crisis-it-is-also-exacerbating-others/#4ddf2ddf3fc3 Link to post Share on other sites
metisdead 8,851 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 A post containing offensive miss spellings of Thailand's locations has been removed. Another post containing a disallowed reference to the PM has been removed, keep it up and a warning will be headed your way. Link to post Share on other sites
Wiggy 5,828 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Denim said: Drove past this last week. It really is huge. Wonder what they will do with Hualampong .......... a real landmark. Be a shame to see it go to seed or close. If the rest of Bangkok is anything to go by, it’ll be a shopping mall a week after it closes. Link to post Share on other sites
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