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Bangkok’s Red Line (Bang Sue-Rangsit) may not start running by the end of this year as planned due to several problems that need to be solved first, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) announced recently.

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will invite bids from private contractors to manage the commercial areas at the Bang Sue Grand Station as well as along the Red Line suburban railway system in June this year, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said this week.

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) announced on its Facebook page on Wednesday that it would cancel certain train routes from April 30 until June 1 corresponding to the decreasing number of passengers as well as to curb Covid-19.

A representative of the Royal Thai Volunteers Centre on Monday provided 10,000 sets of face masks and alcohol-based sanitising gels to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor is the latest senior Thai official confirmed to have contracted Covid-19.

The Transport Ministry published an announcement on Wednesday ordering all departments providing public transport services to grant a full fare refund to those who wish to cancel their tickets purchased before the Songkran holiday.

CP Group has started sending working groups to study the Airport Rail Link as it will be taking over the network’s operation from October 24 onwards, Suthep Panpeng, director-general of SRT Electrified Train (SRTET), said on Monday.

Passengers on the SRT Red Line will travel free of charge during the trial period from July to November this year, said Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob.

Trains from Bangkok to Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram will start running again from Friday after they were suspended to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has scheduled 16 extra train services from Bangkok to the North and Northeast from April 9 to 15 to cover people travelling during the Songkran break.

The Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that the Supreme Administrative Court’s verdict in 2002 stipulating that the statute of limitations of the Hopewell case began from March 9, 2001 – the date the Administrative Court was established – is unconstitutional.

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is opening 30 additional routes from March 13 in accordance with the lifting of Covid-19 lockdown measures.