{"id":1301,"date":"2017-06-26T17:36:03","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T10:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2017-06-26T17:36:03","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T10:36:03","slug":"thailand-plans-new-coast-to-coast-railway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/thailand-plans-new-coast-to-coast-railway\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand plans new coast-to-coast railway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New project to allow travellers to cross peninsula between Koh Samui and Phuket.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_49581229-feature-e1498455791745.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_49581229-feature-e1498455791745.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock_49581229-feature-e1498455791745\" width=\"620\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_49581229-feature-e1498455791745.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_49581229-feature-e1498455791745-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A new railway line is being planned in Thailand, connecting the country\u2019s Andaman and Gulf coasts.<\/p>\n<p>The Bangkok Post reports that plans for the 77km-long line were unveiled at a public hearing in southern Thailand\u2019s Surat Thani province on Friday, and the project is now under consideration by the Thai government\u2019s Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning.<\/p>\n<p>If approved, the new line will stretch from Surat Thani on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, on the east coast of Thailand\u2019s southern peninsula, to Phang-Nga province on the west coast. It will then connect with the planned Phuket light rail network, allowing passengers to access the popular resort areas on the Andaman Sea coast.<\/p>\n<p>Surat Thani is also home to the ports that offer passenger ferry services to Koh Samui and Koh Phangan, whilst also connecting to Bangkok via the main north-south railway line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be able to link tourist attractions in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea\u201d, the office\u2019s deputy chief, Wilairat Sirisophonsin, was quoted saying by the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>The overall project will include a combination of existing rail tracks and a new line to be built in Surat Thani, connecting with new tracks in Phang-Nga province and the Phuket proposed tram network.<\/p>\n<p>The plan to effectively connect Phuket and Koh Samui, two of Thailand\u2019s top resort destinations, follows the recent launch of new direct ferry services between two of the country\u2019s other main beach resorts, Hua Hin and Pattaya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New project to allow travellers to cross peninsula between Koh Samui and Phuket. A new railway line is being planned in Thailand, connecting the country\u2019s Andaman and Gulf coasts. 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