Thailand is well suited to the geog

Thailand is well suited to the geographic center (hub) of the ASEAN trade and investment hub. Tour Transportation - transportation, education, etc. is known as a hub in every country that has it, but if we do not have transportation network - efficient transport for linking ASEAN countries together. We may lose a hub to another country. It was recently announced that the country was ready to become a hub of the Los logistics in ASEAN.And open to foreign investors to invest in transportation infrastructure.
"Dr. Chula happy young man," the director of the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) unveiled "Siam Business" project to support the liberalization of the ASEAN Economic Community. The development of transport infrastructure and transit facilities. OTP. Study into four areas: 1. Improve the efficiency of transport at the door of a trade or Gateway, such as ports, airports, border checkpoints, etc. to support the transport of passengers and goods to rise in the future. To build the capacity to link with neighboring countries. Support liberalization of ASEAN and connect to different regions. Effectively Two. Development of infrastructure to support liberalization AEC 3 is the development of road, rail and public transport interconnection between regional and neighboring countries. Three. Development facilities for transportation and logistics, and 4. Developments in the law and international agreements.
For the project is to support AEC projects. Example
1. projects to expand the traffic network ASEAN Highway to 4 lanes. , which was a total of 6,693 km is found that there are certain bottlenecks (2 Lanes) is Highway 12 to NC. Sot - Forums. . cities Tak - Sukhothai and the Wang Thong, Phitsanulok - Chum Phae, Khon Kaen and the North. Khamcha A. Muang Kalasin, Mukdahan, etc., which will be expanded to four lanes throughout. To increase the transportation network capacity and quality. Freight effectively. The total estimated cost of 40,000 million baht.
Two. Constructed highways between cities. Or motorway to accommodate travel to the major cities and transportation are likely to continue growing. Now the Ministry of Transport, the construction of the motorway through 5 cable distance of 710 km total budget of 200,000 million baht in 2563 to complete the motorway, 5 lines from. 1. The Bang Pa-In - Saraburi - Nakhon Ratchasima distance 196 km limit of 69,100 million baht 2. Calls Chonburi - Pattaya - Map Ta Phut Distance 89 km limit of 14,895 million baht 3. Yai - Bangkok - Kanchanaburi Distance 96 km limit of 45,886 million baht. four. calls Pathom - Bangkok - Cha Am 118 km distance limit of 38,290 million baht and 5., the Bang Pa - Sawan distance 206 km limit of 32,380 million baht by the two lines are ready. Bang Pa-In - Saraburi - Nakhon Ratchasima And Chonburi - Pattaya - Map Ta Phut
Three., Construction and mass transit. Or maybe due to rail transport will have a role in the transport increasingly. Due to the lower cost of road transport. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has made plans to develop rail infrastructure. Effective and timely support to both transport people and goods is likely to grow steadily. Route 6, for a total distance of 873 km limit of 71,351 million baht for completion by late 2559, including Prachuap - Chumphon, cable junction JIRA - Chonburi, Chachoengsao - Klong nine - are core cable, Nakhon Pathom - Nong Pla. Marduk - Hua Hin, calls upon the shift light - road junction, and JIRA late Lop Buri - Pak Nam Pho.
precipitation are also developing a new railway line linking areas of the country to the economic boundary. Its commercial importance. The route Chai - Chiang Rai - Chiang Khong. Line Phai - Maha - Mukdahan And the Aranyaprathet - Poipet And improve rail only connection port for a double track railway and development of the port. To optimize freight cargo container in the Library Lat Krabang, Bangkok to Laem Chabang Port to rise.
Four. Development rail link between the West Coast and the Gulf of Thailand. , to establish a link economic trade in the region to Western markets such as South Asia, Africa and Europe as a shortcut Los logistical new routes of the region. Without passing through the Malacca Strait Make transportation between Bangkok and Singapore via Chennai was to take 6 days if Dawei Port will be reduced to three days and transportation between Bangkok and Europe to 7 days if the project is successful, it was convenient. Significant savings It will shorten the distance from Dawei Port - Laem Chabang - Ho Chi Minh City, 1,304 miles, but the route is also located approximately 667 km by rail Missing link
Five. Development of public transport interconnection to the main cities of Thailand and its neighboring countries. currently travel between most provinces, 59 percent still use the car. To travel by public transport, with only 41 percent of all travelers. So the strategy To promote development Improve public transport links between major cities in each region of the country. To increase the proportion of travel by public transport more.Which can also reduce the cost of the transport sector of the country. Consisting of
5.1 High Speed Rail Which will link the main cities Economy on the border with neighboring Thailand. The master plan for the development of high speed rail. OTP. Has all four routes: Bangkok - Nakhon Ratchasima - Nong Khai distance of 615 km, Bangkok - Hua Hin - Padang Besar distance 982 km, Bangkok - Pattaya - Rayong distance of 211 km and the Bangkok - Phitsanulok -. Thailand 745 miles Distance
5.2 Improved space utilization, terminal buildings in the downtown core and the city border with neighboring economies. There are separate areas for passengers to clear. Air conditioning And facilities to passengers waiting for the bus. To create incentives for people to use.
5.3 Construction of docking stations, public passenger transportation in the region. To support travel to get more comfortable.
6th. Development of rural roads network connection is available. , this is one project where the government's priorities. Because as part of the liberalization of ASEAN tourism services sector. The concept and role of government policy in primary and secondary cities in each region according to economic regulation north - south (North-South Economic Corridor: NSEC) and East - West (East-West Economic Corridor: EWEC) - end -.