BANGKOK, 27 May 2015 – Transport Minister Prajin Juntong and his Japanese counterpart Akihiro Ota on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on potential introduction of Japan’s shinkansen bullet-train technology in Thailand.
ACM Prajin said a feasibility study would be conducted by both countries. They will also evaluate the profitability of a 660-kilometer high-speed railway project connecting Bangkok and the northern province of Chiang Mai.
The two countries will look into the construction of stations and routes.
