Double -Track Railway, Southern Line (Nakhon Pathom – Chumphon section) Project

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has started dividing the five routes into 13 contracts from the previous five contracts, in line with the order of a government-sponsored panel tasked with supervising the procurement processes of all state agencies. The CSCS Consortium was responsible for project management and construction supervision for Nakhon Pathom – Chumphon section.

The Nakhon Pathom - Hua Hin route cover a distance of 169 km.  It was divided into two civil - works sections; from Nakhon Pathom to Nong Plalai and from Nong Plalai to Hua Hin.  Construction of the two sections will take 36 months.

The Hua Hin - Prachuab Khiri Khan route cover a distance of 84 km.  It was handled by one civil contractor; from Nong Kae Station to Kan Kradai Station. Construction of the whole line in this portion will take 30 months.

The Prachuab Khiri Khan - Chumphon route covers a distance of 168 km.  It was divided into two civil - works for this route: from Prachuab Khiri Khan to Bang Saphan Noi which will take 33 months of construction and from Bang Saphan Noi to Chumphon which will take 36 months of construction.