CP gets ready to take over management of Airport Rail Link in October
CP Group has started sending working groups to study the Airport Rail Link as it will be taking over the network’s operation from October 24 onwards, Suthep Panpeng, director-general of SRT Electrified Train (SRTET), said on Monday.
He added that CP will hire some 490 employees when it takes over, while SRTET will transfer the 256 staff currently running the Airport Rail Link to the new SRT Dark Red Line.
He said changes will become noticeable from July or August when CP employees start joining.
Suthep added that based on the deal with CP, the Airport Rail Link will be rebranded and the train station upgraded.
