Rail transport policy, budgetary and factors accelerating toward the rail freight modal shift among stakeholders in Thailand
Keywords:
Transportation Policy, Budgetary Instruments, Modal Shift, Rail FreightAbstract
This research aims to 1) study government transport policies and budgets for increasing rail freight transport, and 2) study the factors promoting rail freight transport in Thailand. The objective 1 used qualitative research by analyzing the content of policies related to promoting rail freight transport and the related budgets, and the objective 2 used quantitative research by using open-ended questionnaires to survey 15 primary stakeholders and 69 secondary stakeholders. The research results found that 1) The Thai government has a plan to develop transportation and logistics systems at present as an action plan for increasing rail freight transport, which is consistent with the master plan, the National Economic and Social Development Plan, and the 20-year National Strategy. The important project is to develop an intercity rail network to connect with neighboring countries. The budget allocation for expanding the rail system at present is in 2 forms: the first form is the budget allocated to the State Railway of Thailand through the annual budget and the development of integrated logistics and infrastructure systems; the second form is the allocation of funds for the intercity rail network development plan by the government since 2015; and 2) factors that promote rail freight transport from the open-ended questionnaire survey, 8 main factors and 43 approaches were found, in which key stakeholders ranked infrastructure and public relations as the most important, followed by services and laws. Secondary stakeholders ranked laws as the most important, followed by logistics facilities, infrastructure, public relations, and policies. The results of this study can be used as a guideline for rail freight service providers and railway regulators to promote opportunities to increase rail freight volume through the factors and approaches obtained from this study.
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