Thai State Railway Hires DB International To Operate New Line
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The board of State Railway of Thailand Thursday agreed to hire Germany's DB International GMBH to operate and provide maintenance on the new electric rail service linking Suvarnabhumi airport to central Bangkok from April to August for THB239 million ($7.4 million).
The trial period for the 28-kilometer rail line, which will shuttle passengers to and from Bangkok's international airport within 15 minutes, will start in late April while commercial operation is expected to commence in July, SRT Chairman Suphoth Sublom said after the board's meeting.
During the trial period, services will be provided free of charge for three hours in the morning and another three hours in the evening, he said.
The SRT plans for a wholly owned unit to run the rail line when it operates commercially, said Suphoth.
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