The State Railway of Thailand will start the development of a station for the Thai-Chinese language high-speed prepare undertaking in Ayutthaya province this month, in parallel with the laying of the tracks between Map Kabao and Thanon Jira Junction, additionally in Ayutthaya, in keeping with Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote.
Surapong and his workforce had been in Ayutthaya yesterday to examine the monitor laying progress. They had been welcomed by a bunch of residents, holding a banner saying their assist for the constructing of a prepare station of their province.
Conservation teams have, nevertheless, voiced opposition to the station undertaking, claiming that it’ll threaten the UNESCO World Heritage web site in Ayutthaya.
The deputy transport minister supplied an assurance that the station is positioned about 1.5 km away from the world heritage web site, with the Pasak River in between, making it unimaginable for the prepare undertaking to encroach on the world heritage web site.
He insisted that the station has been designed to accommodate the wants of the native individuals and vacationers visiting the traditional metropolis of Ayutthaya, as it’s going to have inexperienced areas, ample automotive parking, lovely landscaping and different amenities.
The SRT, in cooperation with the School of Archaeology at Silpakorn College, has performed a heritage affect evaluation (HIA) of the high-speed prepare undertaking, the primary examine of its variety, to ease considerations over any attainable impacts on the traditional metropolis.
