Mr Arkhom told reporters that the fare for travelling the entire line from Bangkok to Chiang Mai or vice versa would cost slightly more than 1,000 baht. Construction of the entire Bangkok-Chiang Mai route is estimated to be competed by 2025. Ticket fares will start at 80 baht, with 1.5-baht-per-kilometre additional rates, according to Mr Arkhom. "We are glad that this project has started to gain such traction and solidarity," Mr Arkhom said. Meanwhile, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) board yesterday approved plans for a 215-billion-baht Bangkok-Rayong high-speed railway project, the SRT's acting governor Anont Luangboriboon said.

Source: Bangkok Post December 15, 2017 23:37 UTC