The State Railway of Thailand's board has chosen Dan-Thai Equipment Co to operate and provide maintenance for the Airport Rail Link's baggage handling system.



Samart Comtech Co, which presently handles passenger and luggage check-in at the airport, was selected to provide the same services to passengers checking in before boarding trains at Makkasan terminal.

In separate three-year agreements, Dan-Thai Equipment would be hired for 165 million baht and Samart Comtech for 110 million baht, said permanent secretary for transport Supoth Sublom.

Allowing the same operators handling baggage and check-in services at Suvarnabhumi to run similar services for the Airport Rail Link was important to ensure smooth operations, said Mr Supoth, who is also the SRT chairman. The SRT board has also approved a proposal to hire District Cooling System and Power Plant Co, which operates Suvarnabhumi's air-conditioning and chilled drinking water dispensing systems to handle the air-conditioning system at the Airport Rail Link's Suvarnabhumi station.

The SRT is expected to begin a test run of the much-touted rail system from the inner city to the airport starting on Friday.

Transport Minister Sohpon Zarum said the shuttle rail link would start commercial operations in either July or August.

Source: Bangkok Post

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