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issue 2 75
21 March 2014
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hua hin, THAILAND
As one door closes, another opens, it is often said, and this week that seems
to be the case with the transport infrastructure in and out of Hua Hin. Today
(Friday 21st March) sees the start of the new Thai Lion Air service between
Hat Yai and Hua Hin, scheduled to run 5 times a week, on Fridays, Sundays,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. However, yesterday Thailand’s
Constitutional Court ruled as unconstitutional the legislation that sought
huge financial support for the Yingluck government’s ambitious rail and
logistics development plan, including the proposed high speed rail link
between Bangkok and Hua Hin.
Many believed from the very start that this project would not go ahead,
but one analyst connected with the transport sector said that the project
still exists and is bound to be carried out by a future government in
the years ahead. However the project might be downsized to cut costs
if the much- heralded scheme of modernizing Thailand’s land-based
transportation system would be implemented, he said. Acting Transport
Minister Chatchart Sitthipun said that the high- speed train project might
be indefinitely suspended, despite its potentials in boosting cross-border
transport of cargoes and tourists.
As far as AWOL is aware, this will not impact on the building of a dual
standard track between Bangkok and Hua Hin, which we believe has already
had its funding approved, so there should still be improved journey times
by rail in the future. Hopefully the growth of Hua Hin as an international
tourist destination will also lead to further international and domestic
flights using the vastly under utilised airport.
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