THE CH Thawee - AS Construction joint venture (CH-AS JV) has awarded Progress Rail a contract to provide signalling and telecommunications for phase two of State Railway of Thailand’s (SRT) track-doubling project covering the 167km Khon Kaen - Nong Khai northern section of the Bangkok - Laos border main line.
Progress Rail will design, supply, install, test and commission signalling and telecommunications systems including a traffic management system, computer-based interlocking, and ETCS Level 1 for both trackside and onboard applications.
“This marks our team's first wayside project in Thailand, building on our ongoing ETCS Level 1 onboard initiatives,” says Hyung Kim, Progress Rail’s executive vice-president of infrastructure. “To ensure optimal project execution and customer proximity, we are enhancing our presence in Bangkok with dedicated resources focused on managing and delivering the work.”
CH-AS JV is the main contractor for the project, which is part of SRT’s broader strategy to modernise and increase capacity on its metre-gauge network.
