The construction of China-Thailand railway is gradually advancing

Nakhon Ratchasima, which is about two and a half hours away from Bangkok, the capital of タイ, is the "gateway" to the northeast of Thailand and the end point of the first phase of the China-Thailand railway cooperation project. The regional hub of the network.

In Pak Chong County, Nakhon Ratchasima, the China-Thailand Railway Project Department Supervision Station is set up not far from the construction site. China Railway Design Group Co., Ltd. is responsible for the review of construction details and construction supervision of the first-phase project of the China-Thailand Railway. The 24-year-old Nantapong is a full-time translator at the Supervisory Station, and he is often seen in the office area.

Nantapong considers himself a lucky one: because he likes Chinese culture and technology, he studied Chinese hard, won the “Belt and Road” scholarship and the opportunity to study in Tianjin Railway Vocational and Technical College EMU overhaul technology. After graduation in 2019, he successfully applied for the job Working on the China-Thailand railway construction project is one step closer to my "high-speed rail dream". "China has high-speed rail technology, but Thailand does not. Thailand will also have high-speed rail in the future. I hope that after studying in China, I will return to Thailand to apply what I have learned." He said.

As a key project of the “Belt and Road Initiative” jointly built by China and Thailand and the first standard-gauge high-speed railway in Thailand, the China-Thailand Railway is designed and constructed according to Chinese standards. The first phase of the project connects Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima. Nong Khai, which is only separated by a river from Vientiane, the capital of Laos, will be connected with the China-Laos Railway, and it can reach Kunming via Boding, Laos and Mohan, China.

The Thai people interviewed by the reporter all expressed the hope that the construction of the China-Thailand railway will be completed as soon as possible and change the status quo of Thailand's railway infrastructure. As of 2021, the total operating mileage of railways in Thailand is only over 5,000 kilometers, most of which are single-track meter gauges. In addition, they also hope to accelerate the upgrading of Thailand's railway construction capacity through cooperation with China.

According to Wei Luo, the 59-year-old deputy head of the fourth group of supervision of the China-Thailand Railway Project Department, building the railway is not only a project, but also a process of communication of ideas and people-to-people bonds. Willow, who has been engaged in supervision for 35 years, said: "I have never been exposed to a lot of content in this construction before. The Chinese side dispatched employees with rich experience to participate in the supervision work. We have learned a lot of valuable experience from it, not only the experience of high-speed rail construction, And project management experience.”

The construction of the China-Thailand railway is of great significance not only to Thailand, but also to regional connectivity. Analysts pointed out that the construction of the China-Thailand Railway will not only help drive the prosperity and development of industries along the Thai railway line, but will also achieve a breakthrough in the Trans-Asian Railway network and promote regional connectivity.

From インドネシア's Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, ブルネイ-Muara Port to the China-Laos Railway, with the accelerated construction or completion of highways and railways, and the upgrading and reconstruction of ports, regional connectivity continues to show new highlights, and the ever-increasing logistics radiates for the countries along the route. and regions have created new opportunities for development.

On July 14, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in an interview with the central media that China, Laos and Thailand will take the opening of the China-Laos Railway as an opportunity to promote logistics through channels, promote economy and trade through logistics, and promote industry through economy and trade. Connect Europe and Asia, and promote the development concept of China-Laos-Thailand connectivity.

It is the common wish of all parties to build the China-Thailand Railway at an early date and make it fully connected with the China-Laos Railway. But under the epidemic, the progress of the project was inevitably affected. Ma Shengshuang, general manager of the Thailand branch of China Railway Design Group Co., Ltd., introduced that the first phase of the civil engineering project of the China-Thailand Railway currently being implemented is divided into 14 tender sections, of which one tender section has been completed, three tender sections are under bidding, and the other tender sections are in Gradually promote the construction.

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