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Thailand – Laos train service goes on test run

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and related operators have recently tested the new dual-track rail service from Rayong province’s Map Ta Phut station to Tha Na Laeng station in Laos.
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Vientiane (VNA) - The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and related operators have recentlytested the new dual-track rail service from Rayong province’s Map Ta Phutstation to Tha Na Laeng station in Laos.

This train will halve thetwo to three days it takes to get to Laos by road and significantly reduce thetime it takes to get there by sea, the English-language Nation newspaper quoted Panya Paputsaro, managing director of Kaocharoen Train Transport, as saying.
 
Trains alsohelp reduce emissions, cut down on road accidents as well as contain the spreadof COVID-19, he added.

Panya said the next step will be to offer special tourism packagesfrom Rayong to Laos and China, adding that this will not only boost Rayong’seconomy but will also help Thailand become an economic hub in Southeast Asia./.

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