UK railway suppliers are invited to join a Dates & Where: Department for International Trade (DIT) 26 & 27 March 2018 - trade mission to Indonesia and Thailand in 28 & 29 March 2018 - Thailand March to meet key players and find out about Cost : There will be a cost of opportunities in the railway sector £400 plus VAT per company for a DIT OMIS charge Indonesia’s government is currently focusing on infrastructure development across the nation. In the railway sector, within the next five years, the government Limit 2 delegates per company, has allocated £5.8 billion (source: Bank Indonesia) funds for the building of new per market. railway lines; increasing the number of trains and construction of new stations by Delegates will be responsible for 2019 (including Trans Sulawesi, Trans Sumatera, Trans , and Trans their own flight bookings and Kalimantan). hotel costs; a detailed The capital city of itself currently has massive railway infrastructure programme and schedule will be development. Jakarta’s MRT project is estimated to cost at least £1.4 billion provided. (source: Jakarta MRT) with the timeline of the project estimated to be fully completed by 2027. Besides the MRT project in Jakarta, there are currently two ongoing projects; Jakarta LRT by Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro) and Greater Jakarta This event is open to all UK LRT projects by Adhi Karya. Other big cities in Indonesia such as Medan, Batam, companies, including those with Bandung, Surabaya, , Makassar and Yogyakarta are also planning to local officers in the region: build their integrated railway system. advance booking required, registration open until 1 March Thailand is embarking on a major infrastructure upgrade over the next 5-10 2018 or until the mission is full. years investing around GBP 40 billion. Around 80% of the total investment will be in the development of the railway infrastructure. Thailand currently has around Register here: 4400km of rail network but around 80% of that is single track. In order to improve online.riagb.org.uk/ rail transport efficiency, Thailand plans to invest around GBP 5 billion in a number of double tracking projects from 2015—2022. In addition to the double tracking (then click on Exports Support) projects, the Thai government also plans to invest around GBP 22.8 billion in four high speed train routes in standard gauge. Thailand is also investing GBP 12 For further information: billion in mass transit systems in to expand the network from 83 to 464km. Contact Neil Walker at the Railway Industry Association E: [email protected] T: 020 7201 0777 Rail Outward Mission to Indonesia and Thailand: 26—29 March 2018.

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Subject to final confirmation, the mission programme will include: Date:

Indonesia, Jakarta 26 & 27 March 2018 - Indonesia Monday 26 March 2018 28 & 29 March 2018 - Thailand  Roundtable meeting with the main stakeholders of Indonesian railway; PT KAI, PT INKA, and PT LEN to hear about the current opportunities in the Cost : There will be a cost of Indonesian railway sector and the current on-going projects. £400 plus VAT per company for a  Meeting between Mission delegates and local companies about future DIT OMIS charge collaboration.  Evening Networking Reception hosted by British Ambassador to Indonesia, Limit 2 delegates per company, with Indonesian Ministry of Transport officials, local companies, and Jakarta per market. municipal government. Delegates will be responsible for Tuesday 27 March 2018 their own flight bookings and  Separate group meeting with key decision makers from two rail companies in hotel costs; a detailed Jakarta; PT MRT Jakarta and PT Adhi Karya Persero (Construction/LRT/ programme and schedule will be TOD) to hear about their railway projects, potential collaboration and procurement. provided.  16.30 direct flight to Bangkok, Thailand.  Free evening. This event is open to all UK Bangkok, Thailand companies, including those with The Mission delegates will be based on a open plan UK Pavilion at Rail Asia Expo local officers in the region: and RISE Symposium (http://railasiaexpo.com/) and delegates can display brochures advance booking required, and subject to prior agreement with DIT display actual products depending on size. In addition, there may be opportunities to speak on selected panellist slots of the registration open until 1 March conference (subject to topic and speaker selection) , 2018 or until the mission is full.

Whilst based at the Rail Expo, a full programme of meetings will be provided in Register here: separate meeting rooms, likely to be:- online.riagb.org.uk/

Wednesday 28 March 2018 (then click on Exports Support)  Group roundtable meeting with Thai Railway Engineering Association (TREA) to hear about upcoming projects and discuss potential procurement and collaboration opportunities. For further information:  Pre-arranged Business-to-Business meeting sessions with potential local and Contact Neil Walker at the international buyers sourced by the British Embassy. Railway Industry Association  Networking Evening Reception at Rail Asia Expo co-hosted by the British E: [email protected] Embassy, includes buyers, local and international companies operating in Thailand and Asia region. T: 020 7201 0777

Thursday 29 March 2018  Separate group and roundtable meetings with key local decision makers and buyers from the Office of Transport Planning and Policy (OTP) under the Ministry of Transport, State Railway of Thailand (SRT), Mass Authority (MRTA), Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS), Bangkok Expressway and Metro (BEM) to hear about upcoming projects and procurement.  18.00 Mission closes.