Cross- border Movement : Thailands Experience Mr. Chitkamon Pondate - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Cross- border Movement : Thailand’s Experience Mr. Chitkamon Pondate Chief, Information and System Development Section State Railway of Thailand

Outline Cross-borders Agreements Challenges

Cross-border : Thailand - Malaysia Services ✓ Passenger ✓ Freight HAY YAI JUNCTION Status • 2 connection points • Padang Besar is being used as an KLONG NGAE international station for CIQ, passport control, and immigration PADANG BESAR (THAI) process PADANG BESAR (MALAYSIA)

Cross-border : Thailand - Malaysia Overnight Train Sleeping 2 trains/day Coach BKK-PB & PB-BKK

Cross-border : Thailand - Malaysia Shuttle Train Sitting 4 trains/day Coach HY-PB & PB-HY

Cross-border : Thailand - Malaysia Cross-border Passenger 23,000 22,289 Passenger (Pax) 20,803 21,000 19,000 18,705 19,170 17,000 2013 2014 2015 2016 FY Number of Passenger

Cross-border : Thailand - Malaysia Landbridge Train Long 2-3 trains/week Distance 1 train/day Short Distance

Cross-border : Thailand - Malaysia Container Transportation 250,000 196,603 200,000 Volume (Ton) 150,000 136,766 134,111 111,523 97,804 100,000 50,000 - 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 FY volume of container

Cross-border : Thailand – Lao PDR Services ✓ Passenger Freight (coming soon) THANALENG Status 3.50 KM • Nongkhai and Thanaleng are being used as a FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE border station for passport control and immigration process. • SRT operates with its own rolling stock and personnel. 2.65 KM NONGKHAI

Cross-border : Thailand – Lao PDR Shuttle Train Sitting 4 trains/day Coach NK-TNL & TNL-NK

Cross-border : Thailand – Lao PDR Cross-border Passenger 39,000 37,851 37,000 34,667 35,000 Passenger (Pax) 33,785 33,000 31,381 30,552 31,000 29,000 27,000 25,000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 FY Number of Passenger

Cross-border : Thailand – Lao PDR Set up working group Test Trial run run Launch in 2018

Cross-border : Thailand – Cambodia Services × Passenger × Freight ARANYAPRATHET Status 5.00 KM • The services were permanently halted in October 1961. KLONGLUK • The rehabilitation project linking STOPPING PLACE 1.00 KM with Cambodia was completed in February 2016. POIPET • The rehabilitation project 6.00 KM (Cambodia side) linking with Thailand is being constructed. END OF 42 KM • It is expected to link two countries CONSTRUCTION FROM SI SOPHONE within 2017.

Cross-border : Thailand – Cambodia Cross-border Railway Bridge Thailand : Work completed in August 2015

Cross-border : Thailand – Cambodia 6-km missing link Thailand : Work completed in July 2016

Cross-border : Thailand – Cambodia Poi Pet – Border 6-km missing link Cambodia : work progress is 90% - to be completed in Oct 2017.

Agreements Objectives • To facilitate the cross - border movement of rolling stock and the cross - border rail transport of goods and people between and among the Contracting Parties • To simplify and harmonize legislation, regulations, procedures, and requirements relating to the cross - border rail transport of goods and people

Agreements Aims • Uninterrupted movement of passenger and goods • Technical compliance • Standard operation procedures • Single stop for CIQ clearances

Agreements Conformity of Technical Requirements • Loading gauge, structural gauge, clearance, axle-load, speed, braking system, couplers, signaling, etc.

Agreements Compatibility of operational practices • Service & Safety level • Joint inspection, train schedule, train precedence, dispute settlement, etc.

Agreements Compatibility of operational practices • Service & Safety level • Joint inspection, train schedule, train precedence, dispute settlement, etc.

Agreements Joint Traffic Agreement Thailand and Malaysia Signed in 1954

Agreements Joint Traffic Agreement Thailand and Lao PDR Signed in 2008

Agreements Joint Traffic Agreement Thailand and Cambodia Being Drafted in 2017

Challenges Thailand - Malaysia • Difference in technology • High demand • Track capacity • Shortage of locomotive

Challenges Thailand – Lao PDR • Lack of experiences • No rolling stock

Challenges Thailand – Cambodia • Track & Signaling • No rolling stock • Drafting agreement

Summary Cross-borders Agreements Challenges • Difference in Thailand – Malaysia To facilitate the cross - technology Thailand – Lao PDR border movement Thailand - Cambodia • Lack of experience To simplify and • Drafting agreement harmonize legislation

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