Thai-Japanese rail link to Chiang Mai follows China model

BANGKOK: Thailand’s Cabinet is expected to consider the draft of an agreement on the Thai-Japanese high-speed railway tomorrow ahead of the signing of a memorandum of co-operation on the Bangkok-Chiang Mai route in Tokyo next week.

The 715km Bangkok-Chiang Mai line is scheduled to open in 2019, Transport Minister Prajin Juntong told Nation Multimedia Group last week.

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