Summary
- Veeris Ammarapala, the new State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor, aims to make Thailand a railway service hub of ASEAN.
- He plans to focus on increasing rail service capacity and growing revenue to tackle SRT’s 230-billion-baht debt.
- Veeris intends to develop SRT properties for increased revenue and efficiency, as well as reduce costs by allowing private sector investments.
- His goal is to improve the railway service to attract more people, especially younger generations, and reduce carbon emissions.