Ban Phai–Nakhon Phanom Line
| Ban Phai–Nakhon Phanom Line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Owner | State Railway of Thailand |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 14 |
| Service | |
| Type | Inter-city rail |
| System | Northern Line |
| Operator(s) | State Railway of Thailand |
| History | |
| Opened | 2028 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 347 km (216 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
| Operating speed | 180 km/h (110 mph) |
The Ban Phai–Nakhon Phanom railway line is a new double-track railway project of the State Railway of Thailand and an extension of the Northeastern Railway Line. It will branch off from the Chira–Nong Khai Junction section at Ban Nong Waeng Rai Junction Railway Station in Ban Phai District, Khon Kaen Province, and terminate at the Friendship Bridge 3 Railway Station in Nakhon Phanom Province.
History
The construction project for the double-track railway, Ban Phai, Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom, according to the original plan, will take 4 years to complete, with a total budget of 66,848.33 million baht.
Sequence of events
| Future Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Month | event | |
| 2014 | Design project details | ||
| 2019 | May | The Cabinet approves the project. | |
| 2020 | April | The National Environment Board has approved the EIA for the project. | |
| 2021 | March | The State Railway of Thailand announced the results of the bidding for two contracts of the project. | |
| September | Royal Decree on the expropriation of land for the construction of the Ban Phai-Nakhon Phanom double-track railway line | ||
| December 29 | Signed a contract for the construction of the Ban Phai-Nakhon Phanom railway line | ||
| 2022 | Expropriate land to support construction (expropriate area approximately 17,499 rai, passing through a total of 6 provinces, 19 districts, 70 sub-districts)
Expropriation value 10,080.33 million baht[1] | ||
| 2023 | March | Construction in progress | |
| 2024 | Construction in progress | ||
| 2025 | August | Contract 1 | Cumulative plan=72.450% Cumulative performance=42.718% Slower than plan=-29.732% |
| Contract 2 | Cumulative plan=63.646% Cumulative performance=6.901% Slower than plan=-56.745% | ||
| Project Overview | Cumulative plan=67.952% Cumulative performance=24.418% Slower than plan=-43.534% | ||
List of stations and stops
There are a total of 14 railway stations, 1 railway junction, namely Ban Nong Waeng Rai Railway Junction, where every station is a district or provincial railway station.
| Station / Stop Name | Distance from the BP. | Station floor | Location | note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| district | district | province | ||||
| บ้านไผ่ | 0 | 2 | Ban Phai | Ban Phai | Khon Kaen | Connect to Northeastern Nong Khai Main Line |
| In the city | ||||||
| ชุมทางบ้านหนองแวงไร่ | 0.300 | 3 | In the city | |||
| ภูเหล็ก | 10.072 | 3 | Phu Lek | Container yard | ||
| นาโพธิ์ | 20.982 | bus stop sign | Na Pho | Kudrang | Maha Sarakham | |
| กุดรัง | 30.441 | 3 | Kudrang | |||
| บรบือ | 45.812 | 2 | Borabue | Borabue | ||
| หนองโน | 59.310 | bus stop sign | Nong No | Maha Sarakham City | ||
| มหาสารคาม | 69.117 | 1 | Van Nang | Container yard | ||
| เขวา | 78.420 | bus stop sign | Khao | |||
| ศรีสมเด็จ | 85.429 | bus stop sign | Bodhi Sai | Sri Somdet | Roi Et | |
| สีแก้ว | 85.429 | bus stop sign | Glass color | Roi Et Province | ||
| ร้อยเอ็ด | 104.897 | 1 | Big tires | Janghan | Container storage area | |
| เชียงขวัญ | 117+700 | 3 | Relics | Chiang Khwan | ||
| โพธิ์ชัย | 129.093 | 3 | Chiang Mai | Pho Chai | ||
| อำเภอโพนทอง | 150.478 | 2 | longitude | Phon Thong | Container yard | |
| เมยวดี | 159.956 | bus stop sign | Bodhi tree | Nong Pok | ||
| หนองพอก | 175.945 | 3 | Nong Pok | |||
| โคกสว่าง | 183.285 | bus stop sign | Khok Sawang | |||
| ห้องแซง | 197.765 | bus stop sign | Overpass room | Leing Nok Tha | Yasothon | |
| เลิงนกทา | 209.666 | 2 | Kudhae | |||
| นิคมคำสร้อย | 223.100 | 3 | Nagaok | Kham Soi Industrial Estate | Mukdahan | |
| บ้านป่งแดง | 228.100 | bus stop sign | Nong Waeng | |||
| มุกดาหาร | 247.176 | 1 | Mukdahan | Mukdahan City | ||
| บ้านดานคำ | 250.475 | bus stop sign | ||||
| สะพานมิตรภาพ 2 | 254.700 | 3 | Bang Sai Yai | Container storage area | ||
| หว้านใหญ่ | 267.899 | 3 | Big guava | Big guava | ||
| ธาตุพนม | 291.276 | 2 | That Phanom | That Phanom | Nakhon Phanom | |
| เรณูนคร | 303.948 | 3 | Phon Thong | Renu Nakhon | ||
| นาถ่อน | 315.426 | bus stop sign | Na Thon | That Phanom | ||
| บ้านกลาง | 320.022 | bus stop sign | Central House | |||
| นครพนม | 343.461 | 1 | Sand dunes | Nakhon Phanom | ||
| สะพานมิตรภาพ 3 | 354.783 | 3 | May be able | Container storage area | ||
| End of railway track, km 354.783 | ||||||
Construction contract
| Contract | Period | Distance
(kilometers) |
Auction winner | Progress 6.079%
(Updated as of September 2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ban Phai-Nong Phok | 180 | The A.S.-C.Thawee & Associates Joint Venture consists of A.S. Associate Engineering (1964) Co., Ltd., C.Thawee Construction Co., Ltd., TBTC Joint Venture Co., Ltd., Sermsongwan Construction Co., Ltd., and K.S. Joint Venture Co., Ltd. | 12.16% |
| 2 | Nong Phok - Friendship Bridge 3 | 175 | The Unique Joint Venture consists of Unique Engineering and Construction Public Company Limited, P.C.E.T. Company Limited, Thai Pikon and Industry Company Limited, and Watcharakhajorn Company Limited. | 0.257% |
References
- ^ "เวนคืนทางคู่ "บ้านไผ่-นครพนม" รถไฟ 6.6 หมื่นล้าน เปิดประเทศเชื่อม AEC" (in Thai). 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2025-12-07.