Thai-Malaysian Railway Trial march of freight cars to Laos PDR connecting 3 countries

SRT in cooperation with Malaysian Railways Trial march of container trucks between Thailand – Malaysia – Laos PDR, the first train of 20 containers, to build a new Landbridge to connect international goods

Today, August 15, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. at Phaholyothin Delivery Station, Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Mr. Nirut Maneephan, Governor of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and Mr. Mohd. Rani Hisham bin Abdul Aziz, Governor malaysia train The ceremony was presided over by His Excellency, Malaysian Ambassador Dato’ Jojie Samuel and His Excellency Datuk Isham Ishak, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport of Malaysia. witness in the international container parade trial ceremony between the State Railway of Thailand and the Malaysian Railways through the new route from Padang Besar (Malaysia side) to Nong Khai Province and connects to Tha Na Leng Station in Lao PDR to support the export of goods across the border. and linking the transportation of goods through the railways of all 3 countries

Mr. Nirut Maneephan, Governor of the State Railway of Thailand, revealed that the cooperation in the opening of the container train from Padang Besar (Malaysia side) to Natha Station, Nong Khai Province And transported to Thanaleng station in Lao PDR today is considered one of the achievements of the cooperation between the two countries in the railway to support the transport of goods by rail and to build a new Landbridge link. Transportation of goods by rail from Malaysia to Thailand and forwarded to Lao PDR, which is in line with the government’s policy. and the Ministry of Transport which attaches importance to the development of the rail system as one of the transportation infrastructure of the country with the State Railway of Thailand To develop and provide a good rail transport network for businesses and the public.

For such containers The cargo will be transported by containers placed on carriages of 10 carriages, 20 containers in length, weighing 62 tons/trip, with a round-trip transport rate of 320,800 baht, which is an economical transportation rate. and cost-effective compared to other types of transportation It can also facilitate both the volume of transportation in large quantities at a time. and help reduce travel time as well

The first phase of cargo trials will begin shipping goods for export and import by rail. from Padang Besar (Malaysia side) to Natha Station first, amounting to 20 cars, starting on August 12, 2022, from Padang Besar (Malaysia side) to Nong Khai Station on August 17, 2022 for transportation to Thanaleng Station, PDR. Laos and connects transport to the China-Laos railway route to the destination And after that, the freight will be gradually transported by railroad continuously in the future.