일본 컨소시엄, 9억4천6백만불 규모 태국 레드라인 철도 프로젝트 수주 Japanese consortium nabs major Thai railway deal

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A Japanese consortium has secured an order to equip a Thai railway linking Bangkok and nearby suburbs. 

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Japanese consortium nabs major Thai railway deal 

TAMAKI KYOZUKA, Nikkei staff writer

July 3, 2015 9:55 am JST

 BANGKOK -- Three Japanese companies secured an order worth over 32 billion baht ($946 million) to equip a railway linking Bangkok with nearby suburbs, Thai Transport Minister Prajin Juntong told The Nikkei on Thursday.

The deal, among the largest Asian urban rail orders involving Japanese companies, comes as Japan works to export its know-how in railway operations through a joint effort by the government and private sector.

Japanese trading house Sumitomo will oversee the project. Hitachi will supply about 130 train cars and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will provide signal systems and transformer facilities for the Red Line spanning about 40km with 13 stations.

A section of the elevated rail line leads to the north and the other to the west of Bangkok. Construction has begun, with service expected to start in April 2019.

The State Railway of Thailand, the project organizer, will hold a board meeting Tuesday to formalize the order for the consortium. The parties will sign a contract after approval by the Thai cabinet.

The Japanese government will provide loans of over 300 billion yen ($2.4 billion) for construction of the northbound track. Japan has categorized the project as an environmental item designed to ease chronic traffic congestion and air pollution. The category allows an exceptionally low interest rate of 0.4%.

Thailand, with its fast-growing economy, now can raise funds more cheaply through sovereign bonds than via regular yen loans, and the country has been relying less on Japanese official development assistance. For this rail project, Thailand decided to accept the yen loan only after Japan applied the low interest rate.

Japan and Thailand have held talks on the project since last year. The two struck the deal ahead of Saturday's opening in Tokyo of a summit between leaders of Japan and countries along the Mekong River.

 Another Japanese consortium consisting of Marubeni, Toshiba and rail operator JR East has signed a contract thought to be worth about 40 billion yen to supply cars and signal systems to a new Thai subway expected to open as early as 2016.

Thailand has seen a series of railway construction or extension projects in recent years. In May, Japan and Thailand signed a deal to introduce a shinkansen bullet train line linking the Thai capital to the northern city of Chiang Mai.

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