Rail Infrastructure Development Link

1 1 – at Padang Besar

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1. Landbridge train crossing the border 2. SRT locomotive waiting to haul Express to Hat Yai 3. CIQ at Padang Besar station 4. Langkawi Express northbound from KL to Hat Yai 5. International passengers waiting for the train 6.2 Train no.35 from arriving at Butterworth station 2 Thailand-Malaysia at Padang Besar after Renovation

3 Thailand-Malaysia at Padang Besar after Renovation

4 Thailand-Malaysia at Padang Besar after Renovation

5 Joint Traffic Agreement

• Uninterrupted movement of passengers and cargoes • Technical compliance • Standard operation procedures • Single stop for CIQ clearances

Padang Besar: Thailand – Malaysia Border Station

Level crossing in Thailand 6 Joint Traffic Agreement

• Conformity of technical requirements –Loading gauge, structure gauge, clearance, axle-load, speed, braking system, couplers, signaling, etc. • Compatibility of operational practices Thai Train at in Lao PDR –Service & safety level –Joint inspection, train schedule, train precedence, dispute settlement, etc.

7 Padang Besar Yard: Malaysia – Thailand Borde7r Thailand – Lao PDR at Thanaleng

Phase 1: – Thanaleng March 20, 2004 Thai Government agreed to offer financial assistance to Lao PDR: 30% grant (THB59 million) and 70% low interest-bearing loan (THB138 million). Grand opening March 5, 2009. Phase 2: Thanaleng – June 14, 2012 The Loan Agreement amounted 1,650 Million Baht was signed for funding8 the Phase 2 of Lao Railway project. For the time being, the construction of the freight yard or Inland Container Depot at Thanaleng station is under construction 8 Thailand – – Khlongluk – ประเทศไทย (Thailand)

วฒนานครั (Watana Nakhon)

20.640 km

อรัญประเทศ (Aranyaprathet) 5.000 km ที่หยดรถคลองลุ ึก 1.000 km (Klongluk)

ประเทศกมพั ชาู 9 (Cambodia) 9 แผนผังแสดงแนวเส้นทางรถไฟเดมระหวิ ่าง ชายแดนไทย-กัมพชาู (Map of Railway Connecting Point at Thailand-Cambodia Border) ท่หยี ุดรถคลองลึก (Klong Luk) ประเทศไทย ประเทศก(Thailand)ัมพชาู (Cambodia) ิ ม

ต้นไม้ใหญ่ (Tree) (Road) แนวทางรถไฟเด (Railway corridor)

เสาคาสิโน (Casino pillar)

แนวถนน กาแพงคาสํ ิโน WINNER (Casino wall)

ร้านค้า (Shop)

ทางเช่ือม สถานีปอยเปตเดมิ (Skywalk) (Existing Poi Pet station)

Thai side area (as of February 16, 2015)

13 Cambodia side area (Si Sophon) (as of January 2014)

14 Thai side area (as of January 2014)

15 Thai side area (as of January 2014)

16 Thai side area (as of January 2014)

17 Thai side area (as of January 2014)

18 Thai side area (as of January 2014)

19 Thailand -

Thanbyuzayat

Three Pagoda Pass Namtok Ban Khao (Kanchanaburi)

20 20 DOH Projects to support Dawei port development

Kanchanaburi-border Rd. 2 lanes 70 kms. Motorway Construction completed Bang Yai – BanPong - Kanchanaburi Detailed design completed

Phu nam ron Myanmar Thailand

Motorway Kanchanaburi - border Under F.S. fiscal yr.2012, 30 M.THB Dawei Port Development Project (Italian-Thai Development PCL) DAWEI PROJECT 160 KM

70 KM

KANCHANABURI

PHU NAM RON

Myanmar – Thailand Border

B.Phu Nam Ron to Dawei length 160 KM Current Status: Temporary access road for equipments and materials mobilization completed. Development-in-Progress Highlight Section Distance Status (KM) Poipet – Sisophon 48 Track rehabilitation going on; expected completion 2014 Sisophon – Phnom Penh 337 Track rehabilitation going on; expected completion 2018 Aranyaprathet – Poipet 6 Track rehabilitation needed; expected start in 2014 Phnom Penh – Loc Ninh 254 Feasibility Study conducted Loc Ninh – Ho Chi Minh 129 Expected start in 2014

Border Railway Bridge: 23 Aranyaprathet (Thailand) – Poipet (Cambodia) 23 Development-in-Progress Highlight Section Distance (KM) Status Namtok – Three Pagoda 153 Feasibility Study and Prelim. Design by KOICA Pass Three Pagoda Pass - 110 Feasibility Study and Prelim. Design by KOICA Thanbyuzayat Lashio - Muse 232 Attempt to mobilize resources Thanaleng - Vientiane 9 Lao PDR took the loan of 1,650 million baht from Thai Government on June 14, 2012 to construct ICD at Thanaleng and extension line from Thanaleng to Vientiane.

Rail Track on Friendship Bridge: 24 Nong Khai (Thailand) – Thanaleng (Lao PDR) 24 Opportunities/Challenges • Protocol 6: Railway Border and Interchange Stations • Interoperability – Train tracking system – Multiple network access – Signaling System Woodland Train Checkpoint: • Demand-side Malaysia – Border management – Multimodal transport – Station/Terminal facilities

25 Padang Besar Train Checkpoint: Malaysia – Thailand Border25 Key Success Factors • Proper Management Structure and Tools Reform Transport Structure; Role Separation of Policy Maker-Regulation-Operation; Establishing Railway Bureau In MOT; Infrastructure Separation; PSO; Change Management, etc • Labor Union Resistance/Support • Stakeholders support especially politician and government • Resource mobilization • Private Sector Participation or PPP

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