The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Bang Sue Central Station plate change was raised as an issue when the project value was published at 31 million baht and was a special tender from Unique Engineering. awarded the job.
The issue was raised as a live question during the House of Representatives meeting on January 5, 2023 by Kao Klai Party MP Mr. Jirat Thongsuwan.
Mr. Saksayam Chidchob, Minister of Transport Reply to the House of Representatives Each transport project has been given the name of His Majesty the King. Therefore, the Ministry of Transport has appointed a sub-committee to prepare the opening of the service and the management of the mass rapid transit of red line and bang sue central station. And he applied for a real name in May 2021 before he was opened for service.
Including a letter to the Cabinet Secretariat (SorLorKor.) to pay homage to His Majesty the King to confer the name of the Light Red Line Suburban Railway System Project (Bang Sue – Taling Chan) and the Red Line Suburban Railway Project (Bang Sue – Rangsit), Phase 1 and Bang Sue Grand Station on 8 June 2022.
Subsequently, the SLC sent a letter to the Ministry of Transport dated 2 September 2022, informing that the SLC requested HM The King’s Royal Secretary pardon HM The King for further information and was informed that HM the King kindly bestowed the names of the railway lines and Bang Sue Central Station as follows:
1. Gave name to Light Red Line Suburban Railway (Bang Sue – Taling Chan), Phase 1, that “Nakhon Withi”
2. Gave name to Dark Red Line Suburban Railway (Bang Sue – Rangsit) Phase 1 which “Thani Ratthaya”
3. His Majesty named Bang Sue Central Station “Krungthep Apiwat Central Station”, signifying the great prosperity of Bangkok.
In this regard, the Ministry of Transportation has received a royal pardon from the King for accepting the auspicious name for the railway business. which assumes that Krungthep Apiwat’s name will be sathitsataporn as a dignity for railway business and Bangkok E will be the hub of railway transportation connecting people’s travel in both long distance railway system and mass rapid transit system.
In addition, after receiving the name of Krungthep Apiwat Central Station, SRT Ministry of Transport ordered it, on September 20, 2022 and October 5, 2022, ordered SRT to install the royal plate as soon as possible, which SRT proceeded to the installation of the royal plaque in the dome in front of the central station on the east side and the west side, equal to 2 points, with the design as follows:
1. Thai characters use the word The size of “Krungthep Apiwat Central Station” is 3 meters high, 2.6 meters wide and 40 centimeters thick, including 19 characters.
2. The English alphabet uses the word “Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal” with a height of 2.1 meters, a width of 2.2 meters and a thickness of 40 centimeters. The letters are produced with milky white acrylic. Turn up the edge and stack the lights behind.
In this regard, SRT has appointed a working group to draft the project scope and project to upgrade the nameplate of Bang Sue Grand Station to become Bangkok Apiwat Grand Station. and the symbol of SRT, chaired by the Chief Engineer of the Special Projects and Construction Department. together with 9 other committee members on December 6, 2022 and later the SRT reported that Such an installation required the demolition of glass and aluminum steel with a length of 60 meters per point, and many modifications were made from the original construction . And the price of the project was estimated by a consulting firm. And there is a committee to set the price, dividing the work into 4 groups, totaling 33.16 million baht, as follows:
1. Structural Engineering It is a demolition that requires at least 3 large cranes to operate at each point. The demolition work in this part is 6.22 million baht.
2. Architectural works It is the installation of new glass such as thicker glass and has an area of 85sqm, including the installation of aluminum frames and new materials of 188sqm, including the installation of SRT Thor signs and logos, 2 sets, total value 24.94 million baht
3. Design work with calculations worth 0.92 million baht.
4. Glazing installation and demolition pending installation of new materials, worth 1.62 million baht.
Including the SRT set the TOR Let the action be consistent. Government Procurement and Supply Management Act BE With the reason that this will affect the original project, it must be done in a specific way. The central station has been completed and is under contract guarantee. And if this method is not used, there will be problems with contractual guarantees.
Furthermore, the SRT reported to the Ministry of Transport. I heard news from the media. To ensure transparency and accuracy, a committee was appointed to investigate the facts of the nameplate improvement project. To verify the facts, signed on January 5, 2023, and the outcome will be known within 15 days, chaired by the Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport. and there are representatives of agencies that are not affiliated with the Ministry of Transportation, such as the Council of Engineers, the Department of the Comptroller General, the Architecture Council of the Institutes of Engineering
