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The Thai Land Bridge is a proposed rail and road transport corridor in Southern Thailand that would connect the Andaman Sea to the Gulf of Thailand.
It involves the construction of ports, an inter-city motorway, and railway tracks. The first of three construction phases will start in 2026 and commence operations in late 2030, with the second phase beginning in 2031 and completing in late 2034, and the third phase starting in 2035 and concluding in late 2036.
The project includes a THB330.81 billion port in Ranong, facing the Andaman Sea, and a THB305.67 billion port in Chumphon, facing the Gulf of Thailand, with the inter-city motorway and railway tracks costing THB358.52 billion.
The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning estimates the total budget for the Land Bridge project to be approximately 1 trillion baht.
The design of railway tracks and the inter-city motorway will be finalised in 2025, and the government plans to select a contractor by Q3 2025, signing the contract in early 2026.
