Phiphat and Varawut Push Railway and Road Safety in Suphan Buri

MGR Online•Economy•5d ago

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Deputy Prime Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakan and Minister Varawut Silpa-archa visited Suphan Buri to address transport safety and promote a new railway project.

•Phiphat Ratchakitprakan and Varawut Silpa-archa visited Suphan Buri on August 21, 2026.
•The Ministry of Transport is pushing the Suphan Buri–Nakhon Luang–Ban Phachi Junction railway project.
•The State Railway of Thailand and Suphan Buri Highway District 1 signed an MOA on August 19, 2026.
•Authorities are studying safety improvements, including underpasses or interchanges, at the Yindee intersection on Highway 340.

Overview

•On August 21, 2026, Phiphat Ratchakitprakan and Varawut Silpa-archa visited Suphan Buri to monitor transport infrastructure development.
•The State Railway of Thailand and Suphan Buri Highway District 1 signed an MOA on August 19, 2026, to construct two railway-road crossing points at km 133+980 and km 134+023.30.
•The Suphan Buri–Nakhon Luang–Ban Phachi Junction railway project, spanning approximately 73.8 kilometers, is currently in the detailed design and EIA report stage.
•The Suphan Buri–Nakhon Luang–Ban Phachi Junction railway will feature 5 stations, 2 freight yards, and approximately 60.6 kilometers of elevated track.
•The new railway project will act as a Missing Link connecting the Northern and Northeastern lines to the Southern line without passing through Bangkok and its vicinity.
•The Department of Rural Roads is developing road networks including route SP.3054, SP.4022, and the route from Highway 340 to Bueng Lamkhuang.
•Varawut Silpa-archa stated that rail transport will reduce truck volume on roads and lower energy consumption.

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Key Entities

Person

Phiphat Ratchakitprakan(พิพัฒน์ รัชกิจประการ)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport.

Varawut Silpa-archa(วราวุธ ศิลปอาชา)ℹ️

Minister of Industry.

Place

Suphan Buri(สุพรรณบุรี)ℹ️

The province where infrastructure development and safety improvements are being implemented.

Yindee Intersection(แยกยินดี)

A high-accident risk area on Highway 340 proposed for an underpass or interchange.

Nakhon Luang(นครหลวง)

A location on the proposed new railway line.

Ban Phachi Junction(ชุมทางบ้านภาชี)ℹ️

A destination point of the proposed new railway line.

Ang Thong(อ่างทอง)ℹ️

A province connected via road SP.3054 from Suphan Buri.

Organization

Ministry of Transport(กระทรวงคมนาคม)ℹ️

The ministry pushing the Suphan Buri–Nakhon Luang–Ban Phachi Junction railway project.

Ministry of Industry(กระทรวงอุตสาหกรรม)ℹ️

The ministry represented by Varawut Silpa-archa during the visit.

State Railway of Thailand(การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย)ℹ️

The agency responsible for railway construction and the MOA for road-rail crossings.

Department of Highways(กรมทางหลวง)

The agency instructed to resolve road risk points and obstacles.

Suphan Buri Highway District 1(แขวงทางหลวงสุพรรณบุรีที่ 1)

The agency that signed an MOA with the State Railway of Thailand on August 19, 2026.

Department of Rural Roads(กรมทางหลวงชนบท)ℹ️

The agency developing rural road networks in Suphan Buri.

Policy

Suphan Buri–Nakhon Luang–Ban Phachi Junction Railway Project(โครงการทางรถไฟสายสุพรรณบุรี–นครหลวง–ชุมทางบ้านภาชี)

A railway project acting as a Missing Link to connect Northern, Northeastern, and Southern lines.