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6.3 Railway Bridge 35 6.4 Track Work 38 6.5 Drainage 41 Executive Summary Report Detailed Design of Track Doubling Project for Transportation and Logistics (Section: Prachuap Khiri Khan – Chumphon) TTAABBLLEE OOFF CCOONNTTEENNTTSS Page 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Objectives 1 1.3 Scope of Work 2 1.4 Development Targets 2 1.5 Project Components 4 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS 6 2.1 Route Alignment 6 2.2 Station 8 2.3 Track 11 2.4 Railway Bridge 12 2.5 Signalling, Traffic Control and Telecommunication Systems 12 2.6 Railway Crossing 13 3 DEMAND FORECAST 14 4 TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY AND GEOTECHNIC SURVEY 17 4.1 Topographic Survey and Mapping 17 4.2 Geotechnical Survey 18 5 ALIGNMENT DESIGN 21 5.1 Alignment 21 5.2 Track Diagram 31 6 RAILWAY STRUCTURE AND TRACK WORK DESIGN 33 6.1 Geotechnical Foundation 33 6.2 At–Grade Railway Structure 33 6.3 Railway Bridge 35 6.4 Track Work 38 6.5 Drainage 41 PCBK / CMCL / UAE i Executive Summary Report Detailed Design of Track Doubling Project for Transportation and Logistics (Section: Prachuap Khiri Khan – Chumphon) TTAABBLLEE OOFF CCOONNTTEENNTTSS Page 7 STATION DESIGN 45 7.1 Architecture or Railway Station and Functional Areas 45 7.2 Platform Height 58 7.3 Civil and Structural Works of Station and Functional Areas 58 7.4 Electrical and Mechanical Systems for Station and Functional Areas 59 7.5 Intermodal Facilities 61 7.6 Station Access Roads 62 7.7 Freight Transport Facilities 63 8 RAILWAY CROSSING TREATMENTS AND FENCING 66 8.1 Railway Crossing 66 8.2 Safety Fencing 71 9 TRAIN OPERATION DESIGN 74 9.1 Forecasted Services 74 9.2 Train Diagram 75 10 SIGNALLING AND TELECOMMUNICATION DESIGN 79 10.1 Signalling System 79 10.2 Telecommunication system 83 11 CONSTRUCTION PLAN 88 12 ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 92 12.1 Investment Costs 92 12.2 Economic Analysis 96 12.3 Financial Analysis 98 12.4 Investment Scheme Analysis 100 13 ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 103 14 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND PUBLIC RELATION 107 14.1 Public Participation 107 14.2 Public Relation 108 PCBK / CMCL / UAE ii Executive Summary Report Detailed Design of Track Doubling Project for Transportation and Logistics (Section: Prachuap Khiri Khan – Chumphon) LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1-1 Overall Railway Development Plan according to the Latest Master Plan (2010) 3 2-1 Route Alignment of the Southern Line Railway: Prachuap Khiri Khan - Chumphon Section 7 2-2 Terrain along the Existing Railway between Prachuap Khiri Khan and Chumphon 8 2-3 Existing Route Alignment 8 2-4 Existing Station and Yard Layout 10 2-5 Current condition of the Train Stations 11 4-1 Material Sources 20 5-1 Existing Alignment of the Study Route 21 5-2 Alignment Alternatives around Map Ammarit Station 22 5-3 Alignment Alternatives around Ban Khok Ma Station 24 5-4 Alignment Alternatives around Na Cha-ang Station 25 5-5 Structural Profile for Meter Gauge Railway 29 5-6 Proposed Typical Section and Ultimate Section for Railway Development 30 5-7 Proposed Track Diagram 32 6-1 Typical Section of Double Track Railway Embankment 34 6-2 U20 Live Load Pattern 35 6-3 Railway Bridge Structures 37 6-4 Ballasted Track Structure 38 6-5 Drainage of the Project’s Watershed Area 42 6-6 Drainage System for Double-Track Railway 43 6-7 Reinforced Concrete Building for Water Discharge from Drain Tough 44 6-8 Side Drain Ditch 44 7-1 Type S Station Building for Small Station 48 7-2 Type M Station Building for Medium Station 49 7-3 Type L Station Building for Large Station 50 7-4 Example of Small Station Layout (Wang Duan Station) 54 7-5 Example of Medium Station Layout (Thap Sakae) 54 7-6 Example of Large Station Layout (Prachuap Khiri Khan) 55 7-7 Example of Extra Large Station Layout (Chumphon Station) 55 PCBK / CMCL / UAE iii Executive Summary Report Detailed Design of Track Doubling Project for Transportation and Logistics (Section: Prachuap Khiri Khan – Chumphon) LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 7-8 Staff Accommodation TYPE A 56 7-9 Staff Accommodation TYPE B 56 7-10 C.T.C. Building 57 7-11 Kiosk 57 7-12 Passenger Underpass in Station 57 7-13 Proposed Container Yards 64 8-1 Type of Railway Crossing Treatments 67 8-2 Fence Types 72 9-1 Train Diagram for Prachuap Khiri Khan – Chumphon Double Track Railway (Southbound) 78 10-1 Typical Signalling System 81 10-2 Data Transmission Backbone Network 84 10-3 Telecommunication System 85 13-1 Environmental Impact Assessment Process 103 PCBK / CMCL / UAE iv Executive Summary Report Detailed Design of Track Doubling Project for Transportation and Logistics (Section: Prachuap Khiri Khan – Chumphon) LIST OF TABLES Table Page 2-1 Train Stations in Prachuap Khiri Khan - Chumphon Section 9 2-2 Summary of Railway Bridges in Prachuap Khiri Khan - Chumphon Section 12 3-1 Passenger Forecast in Terms of Maximum Line Load (Passenger per Day) 14 3-2 Forecasted Boarding and Alighting Passengers (Passenger per Day) 15 3-3 Forecasted Freight Demand (Ton per Year) 16 4-1 Lands to be Expropriated 18 5-1 Route Selection Result for the Alignment around Map Ammarit Station 26 5-2 Route Selection Result for the Alignment around Ban Khok Ma Station 26 5-3 Route Selection Result for the Alignment around Na Cha-ang Station 27 5-4 Design Criteria for Geometric Design of Railway Alignment 27 6-1 Summary of Track Work Design Criteria 41 7-1 Size of Functional Areas in Stations 47 7-2 Proposed Station Role and Building Development 52 7-3 Station Yard Development Components 53 7-4 Summary of Intermodal Facility Design 62 8-1 Summary of Railway Crossing Treatment 68 9-1 Number of Trains in the Project Area (Total 2 Directions) 75 9-2 Total Operating Distance (Train-Km per Year) 75 9-3 Stopping Stations for Each Train Service 76 9-4 Number of Trains (per Direction) in Year 2032 77 9-5 Travel Time and Average Speed between Prachuap Khiri Khan Station 77 – Chumphon Station (Year 2032) 11-1 Construction Plan 91 12-1 Estimated Initial Investment Costs 93 12-2 Operating and Maintenance Costs (Baht / Train-Km) 95 12-3 Rolling Stock Acquiring Plan 95 12-4 Investment Cost for Rolling Stocks Acquirement 96 12-5 Economic Benefits 97 12-6 Accident Cost Saving in Case of Railway Crossing Improvement Inclusion 97 PCBK / CMCL / UAE v Executive Summary Report Detailed Design of Track Doubling Project for Transportation and Logistics (Section: Prachuap Khiri Khan – Chumphon) LIST OF TABLES Table Page 12-7 Economic Analysis Results 97 12-8 Financial Analysis Assumptions 99 12-9 Project Revenues 99 12-10 Financial Analysis Results 100 12-11 Assumptions for Project Investment Scheme 101 12-12 Returns of Investment for Different Schemes 102 13-1 Summary of Environmental Impacts from the Project Development 104 13-2 The Most Critical Environmental Impacts and Proposed Mitigation 105 and Monitoring Measures PCBK / CMCL / UAE vi Executive Summary Report Detailed Design of Track Doubling Project for Transportation and Logistics (Section: Prachuap Khiri Khan – Chumphon) 11 IINNTTRROODDUUCCTTIIOONN 1.1 BACKGROUND The cabinet of Thailand acknowledged the conclusion of the Ministerial Committee on Economic Meeting on 27th April 2011 which approved an infrastructure investment plan for State the Railway of Thailand (SRT), Department of Highways (DOH) and the Department of Rural Roads (DRR) for the sum of 195,820.50 million Bahts. The Ministry of Finance and Bureau of the Budget have the responsibility for allocating appropriate funding sources for the plan. An urgent stage of the Double-Track Railway Network development in Northern Line, Northeast Line and Southern Line with a total length of 767 kilometers was considered as a part of the investment plan. The proposed Track Doubling projects in the investment program include Lop Buri - Pak Nam Pho, Map Kabao - Thanon Chira Junction, Thanon Chira Junction - Khon Kaen, Nakhon Pathom - Nong Pla Duk - Hua Hin and Prachuap Khiri Khan – Chumphon sections. In the consideration of consistency of cabinet’s resolution and policy in which Thai Government encourages to invest both ongoing projects and potentially prospect projects, Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP), under the authority of Ministry of Transport, has hired a consultancy to conduct the study and design of Prachuap Khiri Khan – Chumphon Track Doubling Project which is one of urgent projects to be completed by 2015. An increase in line capacity, a decrease in travel time and energy consumption in transport sector an improvement in environment and efficiency of public transport in rural areas, urban areas and international scale are benefits of the development of double track railways. In addition, the development will encourage people to shift mode of transport to railway, as a result, the accident rates on roads could be decreased. In this study, passengers transport is not only the main consideration. Freight transport and tourism potential are taken into account. 1.2 OBJECTIVES 1) Conduct a Study and Preliminary Design of the Track Doubling Project on Prachuap Khiri Khan - Chumphon Section, aiming to propose suitable track alignment, right of way, system infrastructures and integration with other transport modes 2) Conduct a Feasibility Study of the project in various aspects including Economic, Social, Finance, Environment and the Investment Scheme 3) Conduct a Detailed Design, Project Cost Estimation and Tender Document Preparation PCBK / CMCL / UAE 1 Executive Summary Report Detailed Design of Track Doubling Project for Transportation and Logistics (Section: Prachuap Khiri Khan – Chumphon) 1.3 SCOPE OF WORK The study scope consists of 4 main parts which are: 1) Survey and gathering data, literary studies and demand forecast 2) Feasibility study on Engineering, Social, Economic, Financial and Investment scheme 3) Detailed design and tender document preparation 4) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report preparation, public participation and public relations implementation 1.4 DEVELOPMENT TARGETS The development of Prachuap Khiri Khan - Chumphon Track Doubling, an urgent project on the latest railway master plan depicted in Figure 1-1, is expected to improve the service efficiency of rail transport in terms of speed, reliability, frequency and safety of both railway operation and road users.
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