April 30, 2025
On 30 April, 2025, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan and the Ministry of Transport of the Kingdom of Thailand signed the Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of railways and urban development in order to further accelerate the cooperation between Japan and the Kingdom of Thailand by enhancing the contents related to urban railway sector such as maintenance support for the Red Line and TOD in which Japan has strengths.
We will continue to further strengthen the cooperative relationship between Japan and the kingdom of Thailand in the field of railways and urban development.
Date of signing ： 30 April, 2025
Signatories：
H. E. Mr. Hiromasa Nakano (Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan)
H. E. Mr. Suriya Jungrungreangkit (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport of the Kingdom of Thailand)
Overview of the MOC
This is an update to further enhance the “Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of Railways ” concluded in December 2022. In particular, the contents about the urban railway sector such as maintenance support for the Red Line and TOD in which Japan has strengths have been enhanced. The title of MOC has been changed to “Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of Railways and Urban Development.”
Contents
The purposes are to increase the mutual understanding of policy, laws and regulations, development and institutional arrangement in the field of railways and urban development in Japan and the Kingdom of Thailand, and to share experiences and technology in specific areas of mutual interest, and to support the capacity-building. The cooperation areas are as follows:
●Red Line Maintenance
●Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Phase 2
(M- MAP2)
●Urban Railway Development
●High-Speed Rail
●Freight Railway Transport
●Disaster Preparedness
●Green Transport Measures
●Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
●Railway Research and Development, etc.
