Thai PM Gives HSR Project a Green Light to Propose to the Cabinet on May 28!
Thai PM Gives HSR Project a Green Light to Propose to the Cabinet on May 28!
On May 13, 2019, Mr. Worawut Mala, acting governor of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and chairman of High-Speed Rail project (HSR), has announced that The committee, chaired by Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, has approved the High-Speed Rail project (HSR) which will be proceed to propose to the cabinet on May 28, 2019.
The signing is estimated to be on June 15, 2019, depending on the report and approval from Environmental Impact assessment (EIA).
The project operator is the CP Consortium, led by Charoen Pokphand Group (CP), CH. Karnchang Public Company Limited (CK), Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited (ITD), Bangkok Express and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) and China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC).