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Cross-border Movement : Thailand’s Experience

Mr. Chitkamon Pondate

Chief, Information and System Development Section

State Railway of Thailand

Outline

Cross-borders

Agreements

Challenges

PADANG BESAR(THAI)

KLONG NGAE

HAY YAIJUNCTION

PADANG BESAR(MALAYSIA)

Services✓Passenger✓Freight

Status• 2 connection points• Padang Besar is being used as an

international station for CIQ, passport control, and immigration process

Cross-border : Thailand - Malaysia

Cross-border : Thailand - Malaysia

Overnight Train

2 trains/day

BKK-PB &

Sleeping Coach

PB-BKK

Cross-border : Thailand - Malaysia

Shuttle Train

4 trains/day

HY-PB &

Sitting Coach

PB-HY

Cross-border : Thailand - Malaysia

20,803

19,170

22,289

18,705

17,000

19,000

21,000

23,000

2013 2014 2015 2016

Pass

en

ger

(Pax

)

FY

Cross-border Passenger

Number of Passenger

Cross-border : Thailand - Malaysia

Landbridge Train

2-3 trains/week

Short Distance

Long Distance

1 train/day

Cross-border : Thailand - Malaysia

134,111

111,523 97,804

136,766

196,603

-

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Vo

lum

e (T

on

)

FY

Container Transportation

volume of container

2.65 KM

3.50 KM

FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE

THANALENG

NONGKHAI

Cross-border : Thailand – Lao PDR

Services✓ Passenger

Freight (coming soon)

Status• Nongkhai and Thanaleng are being used as a

border station for passport control and immigration process.

• SRT operates with its own rolling stock and personnel.

Cross-border : Thailand – Lao PDR

Shuttle Train

4 trains/day

NK-TNL &

Sitting Coach

TNL-NK

Cross-border : Thailand – Lao PDR

30,552 31,381

34,667

37,851

33,785

25,000

27,000

29,000

31,000

33,000

35,000

37,000

39,000

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Pass

en

ger

(Pax

)

FY

Cross-border Passenger

Number of Passenger

Cross-border : Thailand – Lao PDR

Set up working group

Test run

Trial run

Launch in

2018

5.00 KM

ARANYAPRATHET

KLONGLUK STOPPING PLACE

1.00 KM

POIPET6.00 KM

END OF 42 KM CONSTRUCTION FROM SI SOPHONE

Services× Passenger× Freight

Status• The services were permanently

halted in October 1961.• The rehabilitation project linking

with Cambodia was completed in February 2016.

• The rehabilitation project (Cambodia side) linking with Thailand is being constructed.

• It is expected to link two countries within 2017.

Cross-border : Thailand – Cambodia

Cross-border : Thailand – Cambodia

Thailand : Work completed in August 2015

Cross-border Railway Bridge

Thailand : Work completed in July 2016

Cross-border : Thailand – Cambodia

6-km missing link

Cross-border : Thailand – Cambodia

Cambodia : work progress is 90% - to be completed in Oct 2017.

Poi Pet – Border 6-km missing link

Agreements

Objectives

• To facilitate the cross-border movement of rolling

stock and the cross-border rail transport of goods

and people between and among the Contracting Parties

• To simplify and harmonize legislation, regulations, procedures, and requirements relating to the cross-border rail transport of

goods and people

Agreements

Aims

• Uninterrupted movement of passenger and goods

• Technical compliance

• Standard operation procedures

• Single stop for CIQ clearances

Agreements

Conformity of Technical Requirements

• Loading gauge, structural gauge, clearance, axle-load, speed, braking system, couplers, signaling, etc.

Agreements

Compatibility of operational practices

• Service & Safety level

• Joint inspection, train schedule, train precedence, dispute settlement, etc.

Agreements

Compatibility of operational practices

• Service & Safety level

• Joint inspection, train schedule, train precedence, dispute settlement, etc.

Agreements

Joint Traffic Agreement

Thailand and Malaysia

Signed in 1954

Agreements

Joint Traffic Agreement

Thailand and Lao PDR

Signed in 2008

Agreements

Joint Traffic Agreement

Thailand and Cambodia

Being Drafted in 2017

Challenges

Thailand - Malaysia

• Difference in technology

• High demand

• Track capacity

• Shortage of locomotive

Challenges

Thailand – Lao PDR

• Lack of experiences

• No rolling stock

Challenges

Thailand – Cambodia

• Track & Signaling

• No rolling stock

• Drafting agreement

Summary

Cross-borders

Thailand – MalaysiaThailand – Lao PDRThailand - Cambodia

Agreements

To facilitate the cross-

border movement To simplify and

harmonize legislation

Challenges

• Difference in technology

• Lack of experience

• Drafting agreement

Q & A