China-Thailand railway brings Thais hope for convenience, prosperity-Xinhua
Staff, 2022-11-19 21:06:15,
This aerial photo taken on Sept. 7, 2022 shows a construction site of the China-Thailand railway in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)
The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand’s first standard-gauge high-speed railway.
BANGKOK, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — Recalling her childhood, Pannaros Boonserm said railway linked her home in Chiang Mai with her grandparents’ in the Nakhon Ratchasima province in northeastern Thailand.
“My parents and I had to spend a lot of time on the train,” said the 32-year-old translator at the China-Thailand railway construction project, noting that gazing out the window at the slow passing scenery and towns has been an unfading childhood memory.
The trains in Thailand exhaust people on a long journey because it is too slow, she said, hoping the China-Thailand high-speed railway to complete and start operation as soon as possible.
“My grandparents have been in their 80s. They want to visit their friends in Bangkok, but they’re worried about the long-time travelling. That’s why they’re so excited to know that the railway is under construction,” Pannaros said.
The China-Thailand railway, an important part of the trans-Asian railway network, will be Thailand’s first standard-gauge high-speed railway. The first section, linking the Thai capital of Bangkok with the Nakhon Ratchasima province, is expected to shorten the travel time from more than four hours to over one hour.
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