SRT to take 13 used KiHa 100 railcars from Japan

Thailand's State Railway (SRT) plans to receive 13 more second-hand KiHa 100 diesel railcars from Japan, saying the transfer will improve passenger options and help promote railway tourism. In a statement issued on 8 November 2026, the SRT said the incoming vehicles were not intended to replace plans to build up Thailand's own railway manufacturing industry. Instead, it described the Japanese rail