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Thailand-Japan Cooperation 2015-Present Project Update : High Speed Rails in ARKHOM TERMPITTAYAPAISITH Former Minister of Transport Presented at the IHRA Meeting 2019, Tokyo 28 November 2019 Topics Thailand-Japan Cooperation 2015-Present Thailand Investment in Infrastructure 2015-2022 Thailand Rail Infrastructure Development Plan and Progress Outstanding Thailand-Japan Cooperation in Transport Sector Future Prospects 2 Thailand-Japan Cooperation 2015-Present 3 Bilateral Cooperation between THAILAND and JAPAN MOU/MOC :Thailand- Japan Projects in Cooperation between Thailand and Japan Total 16 Projects MOU Expressway Authority of Thailand Signed April 2010 • HSR (Bangkok-Chiang Mai, 3 Airport Connection) • Urban Mass Rail Transit System MOC October 2015 Rail Signed (Purple Line and Red Line) 7 Projects • M-MAP 2 • Freight Rail Service MOC August 2016 •Railway Development along Southern Signed Economic Corridor and East-West •EconomicMOT on RoadCorridor Safety MOC June 2017 Road Signed • DOH on Tunneling Construction 4 Projects • Mobile Mapping system (MMS) • Expressway Area • Bang Sue Area Development Development 2 Projects • Smart City Human • MRTA Training Center Resource Development • Urban Railway Management 3 Projects (Purple Line and Red Line) 4 Thailand Investment in Infrastructure 2015-2022 5 Thailand Investment in Infrastructure 2015-2022 Transport Action Plan FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY 2015 76 Projects / Investment of US$ 100.23 billion dollars Double Track Rail Network Motorway& Expressway 13 Projects 11 Projects US$ 18,198.90 Mill. US$ 12,299.73 Mill. (18.15%) (12.27%) Maritime Transport Dev. Commuter Train Network Road Facilitation 9 Projects 4 Projects 9 Projects US$ 1,880.54 Mill. US$ 2,252.06 Mill. US$ 834.32 Mill. (1.88%) (2.27%) (0.83%) Mass Transit Dev. Network Common Ticket System 12 Projects 1 Projects US$ 22,311.62 Mill. US$ 24.58 Mill. (22.25%) (0.02%) High Speed Train Network Air Transport Development Public Bus Procurement 11 Projects 4 Projects 2 Projects US$ 37,240.22 Mill. US$ 5,119.90 Mill. US$ 73.42 Mill. (5.11%) (37.14%) (0.07%) Source : Ministry of Transport/ May 2019 / Remark : FX 1 US Dollar = 30 Baht and US M. = US Million Dollar 6 Thailand Investment in Infrastructure 38 Projects Approved by Cabinet / Investment of US$ 43,584.16 Million dollars ▪ Source of Financing ▪ Disbursement Plan Projects in the procurement process (15 projects) TFF US$ Million Projects in the construction phase/ US$ 1,423.88 Mill. already operated (23 projects) SOE’s Revenue (3.27%) US$ 1,944.71 Mill. Budget Stimulate GDP (4.46%) US$ 7,445.41 Mill. PPP (17.08%) 0.2% per Year US$ 10,749.41 Mill. (24.66%) Borrowing US$ 22,020.76 Mil. (50.52%) + Source : Ministry of Transport, May 2019 7 World Economic Forum (WEF) : The Global Competitiveness Ranking Thailand Rank : Transport infrastructure Index 40th /141 2018 2019 2018 2019 = 55 54 55 55 2018 2019 2018 2019 Transport infrastructure 54 55 91 75 Year Score Rank 2016 4.39 49th/138 (Full score 7) 2018 2019 2018 2019 2017 4.7 43th/137 9 9 = 48 48 = (Full score 7) 2018 69.7 60th/140 (Full score 100) 2018 2019 2018 2019 2019 68 71th/141 39 35 68 73 (Full score 100) 8 IMD : World Competitiveness Ranking World Competitiveness Ranking : IMD 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 28 30 35 34 31 Criterion Source Road Hard Data 47 47 26 26 19 Rail Hard Data 43 43 42 42 42 Air IATA 20 20 20 19 19 Quality Executive Opinion Survey 29 36 36 33 34 Water Executive Opinion Survey 40 38 43 44 43 Management Executive Opinion Survey 44 41 47 47 - Source : OTP, 2018, International Institute for Management Development (IMD), International Air Transport Association (IATA) 9 Thailand Rail Infrastructure Development Plan and Progress • Mass Rapid Transit System in BMR • Intercity Rails Network • High Speed Rails 10 Mass Rapid Transit System in BMR BMR = Bangkok Metropolitan Region 11 Development Plan Total Future MRT Network in BMR (Bangkok Metropolitan Region) M-MAP : 10 lines Additional : 4 lines Source: MOT, 2019 12 Mass Rapid Transit Time Line 1999 2009 2011 2016 2019 2021 2023 2025 2029 Red Line: Ex-Green Line: Green Line: Green Line: Puple Line: Brown Line: (16 km) Green Line: (2.2 km) Blue Line: (14 km) (41.56 km) (22 km) Ex-Blue Line: (23.5 km) (5.3 km) (23 km) Hua Lam Pohng-Bang Khae Saphan Taksin- Wongwian Yai Bang Sue-Rangsit, : Khae Rai-Lamsalee (8 km) Mochit-On Nut On Nut-Bearing Khlong Bang Phai- Bang Sue-Taling Chan Ex-Red Line: National Stadium-Saphan Taksin Tao Poon Pink Line: (38 km) (37.3 km) Ex-Gold Line: Khae Rai-Min Buri (0.92 km) Gray Line: (39.91 km) Light Blue Line: (9.5 km) Green Line: (18.7 km) Mochit-Khu Khot ARL: (21.8 km) Phaya Thai- Blue Line: (13 km) Don Muang Bang Sue-Tha Phra Red Line: Red Line: Puple Line: Green Line: Green Line: (29.34 km) Blue Line: (20 km) ARL: (28.7 km) (31.65 km) (23.6 km) (5.3 km) (14.8 km) Rangsit-Thammasat Unv., Bang Sue-Hua Mak, Phaya Thai-Suvarnabhumi Tao Poon- Bang Sue-Hua Lam Pohng Bearing-Samut Prakan Salaya-Taling Chan-Siriraj Bang Sue-Hua Lam Pohng : Wongwian Yai-Bang Wa Rat Burana 2004 2010 2012 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 13 World’s Largest Metro Systems Rank Cities Kilometers 1 Shanghai Metro 548 2 Beijing Subway 527 3 Bangkok Metro (Once all lines in services by 2026)* 445.23 4 London Underground 402 5 New York Subway 373 6 Seoul Subway 332 7 Moscow Metro 328 8 Madrid Metro 294 9 Guangzhou Metro 240 10 Mexico City Metro 227 11 Nanjing Metro 224 Source: 1-10 from https://www.citymetric.com, by 2029 total distance will be 557.56 km, ranked no.1 14 Mass Rapid Transit in BMR : 15 Mass Rapid Transit in BMR : 16 Mass Rapid Transit in BMR : 17 Mass Rapid Transit in BMR 4 lines - 72.33 km (Supplementary to M-MAP) Gray line : 39.91 km Light Blue line : 9.5 km Brown line : 22 km Ex-Gold line : 0.92 km 1818 Future Plan : Draft Proposal of Future Mass Transit Corridors (M-MAP 2) 1919 Future Plan : Draft Proposal of Future Mass Transit Corridors (M-MAP 2) 20 Future Plan : Draft Proposal of Future Mass Transit Corridors (M-MAP 2) 21 Intercity Rails Network 22 Projects Development Plan Existing Future Railway Network Railway Network Before : 2015 During : 2023-2025 Total 4,043 Km Total 4,721 Km Single 3,763 Km Single 1,287 Km Double 173 Km Double 3,327 Km Triple 107 Km Triple 107 Km 23 of Double-Track Projects Denchai-Chiang Khong Baan Phai-Mukdahan 24 25 26 27 14 6 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 148 36 37 38 39 Malaysia 40 High Speed Rails 41 High Speed Train Projects Development Plan • Phitsanulok-Chiang Mai 288 km 1342 Northeastern Line: Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima-Nong Khai Phase 1 : Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima 2 1 Distance : 253 km Current Status : Under Construction, to be opened in 2023 43 Phase 2 : Nakhon Ratchasima-Nong Khai 2 Distance : 355 km Current Status : Waiting for EIA Approval 1 43 44 Northeastern Line: Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima-Nong Khai Nakhon Ratchasima Phase 1 : Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima Section Saraburi Atudhya Bangkok 45 100 46 Northeastern Line: Nong Khai Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima-Nong Khai Phase 2 : Nakhon Ratchasima-Nong Khai Section Udon Thani Khon Kaen Nakhon Ratchasima 47 Eastern Line: High-speed Train Linking Three Airports Don Muang – Suvarnabhumi – U-Tapao Bangkok Cha Choeng Sao สถานีสุวรรณภูมิ Samutprakarn Existing Airport Rail Link Chonburi Pattaya U-Tapao 48 Cooperation Between Three Countries: Thailand, China and Japan High Speed Train Linking Three Airports (Don Mueang-Suvarnabhumi-U-tapao) - Length : 220 km - Investment : 224,544 million baht - To be opened in 2024 49 Northern Line: Bangkok-Phitsanulok-Chiang Mai Phase 1 : Bangkok-Phitsanulok Section 50 Outstanding Thailand-Japan Cooperation in Transport Sector • Railway Sector • Road Sector • Area/Regional Development • Human Resource Development 51 Cooperation in Railway Sector MRTA Purple Line The M.R.T. Chalong Ratchadham Line (Bang Sue-Bang Yai Section), 16 stations, 23 km. 210 Billion JPY August 2016 79 Billion JPY (Civil work, Depot and Track work) Study on Financial Frameworks - Train Operation and Management - Track Works and Depot Design - Urban Railway Management - Urban Public Transport 52 53 Cooperation in Railway Sector Red Line Commuter Train Red Line (Bang Rangsit Section), 10 stations, 26.4 km. 332 Billion JPY January 2021 268 Billion JPY (Civil work, Depot, Track work, E&M and Rolling Stock) Development of Barrier Free Guidelines - Train Operation and Management - Track Works and Depot Design - Urban Railway Management Current Progress as on September 2019 Contract 1 (Bang Sue Station) : 91.1% Contract 2 (Civil work) : 100% Contract 3 (E&M and Rolling stock) : 62.4% 54 Red Line assembly at Hitachi, Kasado Works, 5 July 2019 5555 Cooperation in Railway Sector The Second Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in BMR (M-MAP 2) Conduct the Study M-MAP 2 Blueprint March 2017 – September 2018 - Establish Blueprint including the future vision and concept for rail mass transit plan and take into account countermeasures and draft route map to achieve the future vision. 56 G-G Cooperation Between Thailand and Japan The High-speed Railway Project (Bangkok-Chiang Mai) Conduct the Feasibility Study December 2015 – November 2017 Making a project for “the highest standard on safety and technology for the benefit of Thai people” by consideration of all important issues 57 Bangkok-Chiang Mai HSR : Phase 1 Bangkok-Phitsanulok Section Bangkok- Bangkok- Phitsanulok Chiang Mai Length 380 km 673 km M-Speed 300 km/h 300 km/h Time 1 hour 58 min.
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