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The Kunming–Singapore railway, also referred to as the Pan-Asian Railway, is a network of railways that connects China, Singapore and all the countries of mainland Southeast Asia. The concept originated with the British and French colonial empires, which sought to link the railways they had built in southwest China , Indochina and Malaya ...
Singapore – Kuala Lumpur Sentral Ekspres Senandung Langkawi(SL20/SL21) Keretapi Tanah Melayu (B'Worth - Padang Besar) Kuala Lumpur Sentral – Hat Yai, Thailand Ekspres Senandung Sutera (SS25) Keretapi Tanah Melayu: Kuala Lumpur Sentral – Singapore Ekspres Senandung Timuran(ST26/ST27) Keretapi Tanah Melayu: Singapore – Tumpat
Hat Yai Junction has been a target of multiple terrorist attacks during the South Thailand insurgency. 29 June 1977 - Bomb, 14 injured [3] 7 August 1977 - Bomb on Hat Yai–Bangkok Train; 1989 - 2 Bombs, 7 dead [3] 7 May 2001 - Bomb, 4 fatalities including a 5-year-old boy. [4]
Trains 947/948 and 949/950 Ordinary Express - 2 arrivals/departures from/to Hat Yai Besides the 3 Thai train services, there are currently no regular trains going across the Malaysia–Thailand border with the State Railway of Thailand's International Express no longer serving Butterworth, Malaysia and the termination of Keretapi Tanah Melayu's ...
The Southern Line has been the target of terrorist attacks of the South Thailand Insurgency especially between the Hat Yai-Sungai Kolok section. All stations and halts between Hat Yai Junction and Sungai Kolok have been fenced off and gates are opened and closed only during operating hours. Trains operate only during the day between 06:00 and ...
Since 2021, there 3 return trains operate from Hat Yai Junction and terminate at Padang Besar across the Malaysia–Thailand border. [24] SRT has also historically allowed operation of the Eastern and Oriental Express on their tracks which runs from Singapore to Bangkok and vice versa, although trips in 2024 did not enter Thailand.
Malaysia and Singapore first agreed to build the 350-kilometer line in 2013, and signed a bilateral agreement in 2016. Train services were meant to commence by 2026.
In March 2013, the transport minister revealed that only one company would be selected to run all high-speed train routes, scheduled to be operational between 2018 and 2019. [2] The first 86 km (53 mi) section from Krung Thep Aphiwat to Ayuthaya was planned to be tendered in late 2013.