The Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EECO) and State Railway of Thailand (SRT) have been instructed to resolve disputes with a CP-led consortium over amendments to the high-speed railway project within this year.

Suthep Phanpheng, managing director of Electrified Train Co Ltd, the operator of Airport Rail Link, said the company’s project to develop a unified ticketing system "Maengmoom Card" had reached a phase where the private contractor must start testing the system immediately in order to meet the deadline.