Thailand and Japan to sign agreement on railway projects : Prajin

TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015

Thailand and Japan will sign the memorandum of cooperation on railway development projects on Wednesday after the Cabinet gave the approval, said Transport Minister Prajin Junthong on Tuesday.

The Cabinet on its weekly meeting on Tuesday gave the green light to the draft MOC between Thailand and Japan in relation to their joint development of new rail systems in the Kingdom.
The official signing of the MOC between the Thai and Japanese governments will take place tomorrow in Japan.
The agreement applies to three rail routes, namely the Bangkok-Chiang Mai route which is part of the high-speed rail system, the Kanchanaburi-Bangkok-Laem Chabang Port route, and the Mae Sot-Mukdahan route for which Japan will contribute support in the survey process.