Development of Rail Safety in Thailand: Level Crossings Safety

Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and PlanningMinistry of Transport

June 14th, 2011

Presentation outline Background

Thailand’s Railways

Cabinet’s Resolution Railway Accidents Situation in Thailand

Amendment of the Railway’ Crossing Establishment of Thailand’s Committee Study and Preparation on Accident Solution Plan for Road-

rail Crossing for Long-distance Trains SRT & Aeronautical Radio of Thailand LTD, House of Representatives, Committee on TransportationMOT’s Agency: DOH, DRH

During the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V),a Royal Proclamation pert aining to the construction on the first state railway line in Siam was issued on

March 9, 1891

The office of the Royal State Railways of Siam was first established in October1890.

HighwayHighway Distance per 2Distance per 2 laneslanes MotorMotor & Express way & Express way

61,74761,747 kmkm . .313313 kmkm . .

Rural Rural HighwayHighway

Collector & Collector & DistributorDistributor

Local District RoadLocal District Road

42,500 42,500 kmkm.. 107,500 107,500 kmkm..

WaterwayWaterway CoastCoast

RiverRiver Cannel Cannel

2614, 2614, kmkm.. 1750 1750 kmkm..

883 883 kmkm..

RailRail Single TrackSingle Track

Double TrackDouble Track3,8853,885 kmkm . .

234 234 kmkm..

Air Air TransportTransport

Airports Airports (State (State +AOT)+AOT)Bangkok Airway ‘s Bangkok Airway ‘s

Airport Airport

Navy AirportNavy Airport

37 37

3 3 1 1

Existing InfrastructureExisting Infrastructure

Double Track (Long Loop)Double Track (Long Loop)Logistic NetworkLogistic Network

Line Existing New Long Loop

North 781 km. 418 km.

North-East 1,093 km. 78 km.

East 527 km. *106 km.

South 1,569 km. 336 km.

Maklong 65 km. -

Total 4,346 km. 938 km.

• Surge Network Capacity from 300 to 800 Train/day

• Increase modal share from 2.84 % to 10%

Number of Level crossings in each part of Thailand

Route

Level Crossing Control OverpassUnderpas

s

Warning Sign

With out sigh

Total

Automatic Manual Private

North 92 62 2 44 133 31 364

East/Nort

h

101 51 0 33 344 30 559

East 80 60 0 110 119 35 404

south 137 86 3 74 392 444 1,136

total 410 259 5 261 988 540 2,463

674 (27.37%) 261 (10.60%)

1,528 (62.03 %)

2,463

Types of Railroad Level Crossings

4 . Grade Seperation 3. Level Crossing without any sign or barrier

1 . Level Crossing with Warning Sign 2. Level Crossing with automatic barrier

Various Types of Japan’s Railways

8

Level Crossings in Thailand

45 of Level Crossing with Warning Sign

674 of Level Crossing with automatic barrier

988 of Level Crossing with Warning Sign 540 of Level Crossing without any sign or barrier ( Illegal)

210199 201 202

165

139 144

161

92

150

188

133

100

143 148 146

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60

40 45

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50

100

150

200

250

2545 2546 2547 2548 2549 2550 2551 2552

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лѼѥьњь зіѤѸк зьNo. (Time/Person)

No. of Accident

Injury

Fatality

Number of Level Crossing Accident (Train-vehicle Crash)

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Cabinet’s Resolution

17 November 2009 : Agreed in principle of rail transport system development and the management of State Railway of Thailand. Emphasis on the train operation should be convenient, fast and safe.

12 April 2011: Agreed on the plan for rail transport system development 2011-2020, which has the improvement of the train operation and transport with safety and efficiency. More measures safety

3 May 2011: Agreed on the investment plan of State Railway of Thailand (176,000 MB)

Joint Standing Committee on the Application and Problem Solving of Railway-Road Level Crossing

Deputy permanent Secretary(President)

Director of OTP(Vice President)

DOH BureauOf budget

SRTRoyal

IrrigationDepartment

Department of disasterPrevention and mitigation

BKKGovernor

Department of Local

Administration

DOR

Duty Plan for Safety Roadmap in the decades of road safety supervise the agencies under the operation cooperate the implementation from the government private and public

organizations. monitor and evaluate the implementation of the plan and report

to MOT

subcommittee on Railway-Road Level Crossing (President : Director of OTP)Duty Improve and prepare measures to control an accident at Railway-Road Level Crossing

Study Area

Northern: BKK – Nakornsawan

Northeast : BKK – Nakornratchasima

Eastern : BKK – Lamchabang

Southern :BKK – Prajuabkirikun

Resultproblems and solutions of the Railway-Road Level Crossing Database and data analysis, trends and incidence/ distribution of accident

Management plan and solve problems 12

Studying and Preparing on Accident Solution Plan for Road-rail Crossing for Long-distance Trains

Problems

Damaged Warning Sign

Road surface roughness

Slope at Level Crossing

Junction at Level Crossing

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Level Crossing Accident Situation

No. of Accident No. of Fatality

No. of Injury

No.

200820072006

Number of the Level Crossing in the Study Area

Route Over-Pass

Under-Pass

Level crossing controlle

r

Warning Sign

Level crossing without

sign

total

Northern 22 (22) 4 (5) 64 (62) 23 (22) 10 (13 )

123 (124

)

Northeast 10 (11) 0 (1) 37 (38) 45 (41) 3 (7)

95(98)

East 13 (17) 12 (13) 63 (72) 18 (13) 12 (8)118 (123

)

Southern 16 (17 ) 16 (22) 81 (81) 85 (73) 13 (17)

211 (208

)

total 61 (67) 32 (41)245

(253)171

(149)38 (45)

547 (555

)15

Project on improved security and efficiency in the train operation

Cooperation beteween SRT & Aeronautical Radio of Thailand LTD

Use GPS Project area – Huahin

Phase 1 prototype

Improved security in the train operation With/without level crossing controlerinform condition of railway to driverDevelopment of reporting systems (locate target , calculate the distance)Use CCTV

Phase 2 Extended period

Develop guidelines on data integrations and create - Multi Modal Transport. groom the train signaling to the hub station.

Project on improved security and efficiency in the train operation

Province level : assign subcommittee on the Application and Problem Solving of Railway-Road Level Crossing in provincial level (President: provincial governor) .

MOT signed MOU with MOI. the level of municipality. to discuss about level crossing without signs (Illegal) and get public participation.

OTP cooperates with SRT DOH and DOR to revise and adjust TM: Traffic Movement. Moreover, set up public participation in order to gather opinion about level crossing problems and seek for recommendations

Parliament by Representative , Committee on Transport

Thank You

Q & A