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BIZARRE: Fast train to nowhere - You Need To See This

Tourists pack the passenger terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport, one of three airports to be connected by a delayed high-speed rail project. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

Undeterred by several problems in building a high-speed rail system linking three airports, the government vows to push ahead and continue to draw investments to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

The 224.5-billion-baht project faces an uncertain future after Chula Sukmanop, secretary-general of the EEC Office, said the government may need to seek a new business partner to replace concessionaire Asia Era One if the problems that led to years of delays cannot be resolved.

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