The second phase of the project with the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project was approved at the April 18 meeting of the Board of Directors of the SRAT.

The second phase of the project line will be constructed from Korat to Nong Khai with a total length of 357.12 kilometers and a total investment of 341.351 billion baht. Of this, the civil construction cost of the high-speed rail project is 235,129 million baht, the cost of compensation for land acquisition and expropriation of resources is 10.31 billion baht, the cost of the track system-electrical train system and mechanical equipment is 80,165 million baht, and the cost of the project management consultant’s supervision and control is 10.06 billion baht. The detailed design of the project has now been completed.