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# SYSTRA signs a cooperation agreement for the modernisation of Thai railways

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Several French companies and the Thai Rail Technology Research and Development
Agency (RTRDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Bangkok on
Thursday, December 15, 2022 under the auspices of the Thai Ministry of Transport
and the French Embassy. This document aims to strengthen the links between our
companies and our local partners, in a context of increasing competition in the
region, particularly with Chinese technologies. The ceremony was attended by the
Thai Minister of Transport, Saksayam Chidchob, and the French Ambassador,
Thierry Mathou.

![](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/arezki-touat-4_choix-683x1024.jpg)

> It is important for SYSTRA to strengthen its presence in Thailand: the
> government’s plans to develop the rail sector are promising, and it is in our
> interest to work together with our counterparts Egis (the MoU coordinator),
> Alstom, Poma and Vossloh Cogifer. Our common objective is to ensure that the
> country modernises its rail network and relies on French know-how,
> particularly in the high-speed sector, where SYSTRA is already active with the
> high-speed line project linking Bangkok to its three airports.
> Arezki Touat, Managing Director of SYSTRA Asia

### SYSTRA in Thailand: a significant presence for 20 years

SYSTRA MVA Thailand, was created in December 2000 and opened an office in
Bangkok. Our first project in the country dates back to the 1980s, with
feasibility studies for motorways in Bangkok and technical assistance to the
State Railway of Thailand (SRT). Our teams have been able to develop our
presence alongside both the public authorities and the private sector in the
implementation of large-scale mobility programmes.

The railway ambitions of Thailand and its operator, SRT, are great: it is a
question of developing a vast network (more than 4,000km), which is still not
very electrified and does not conform to the standard gauge of 1,435mm. This
development is at the heart of the country’s ecological transition, with an
expected modal shift from the car to the train, and the prospect of an
interconnection between the country and the surrounding lines from China to
Singapore.

**A few figures**:

- 20 staff
- 18 major projects completed or underway
- Turnover: about 1 million Euro
- Main specialisations: transport planning

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