Drones to protect southern railway

Unmanned aircraft to help military, police & railway staff patrol railway in deep South after two recent bombings.

TRANSPORTATION

Drones to protect southern railway tracks

5/09/2016
Wassana Nanuam and Amornrat Mahitthirook

Drones will be used to patrol railway tracks in the far South (deep South) of Thailand after Saturday's bombing in Pattani, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Monday.

The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) would be deployed while soldiers, police and railway staff would work together more closely to ensure the safety of train services between Hat Yai and Sungai Kolok train stations, said Gen Prawit, who is also the defence minister.

Staff of the State Railway of Thailand move the bomb-damaged carriage to pave the way for the repair of blast rails in Khok Pho district, Pattani, on Monday. (SRT photo)

The defence minister also said that the bomb, which damaged a local southern train from Sungai Kolok to Hat Yai in Khok Pho district, Pattani, on Saturday, had been buried long ago but somehow the perpetrators.

Despite the incident, Gen Prawit confirmed the government would withdraw soldiers of other regions from the far South next month as planned.

However, the removal would be gradual and the forces would be replaced.

RAILWAY BOMBING

The railway track bombing in Khok Pho district killed a railway employee and injured another colleague and two passengers.

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) suspended all southern trains normally running from Hat Yai district, Songkhla province, to the three southern border provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala pending repairs.

The suspension is having a serious impact on such commuters as students and vendors in the region.

Train services are scheduled to resume by next Monday.

Repairs should take 5-10 days.

PREVIOUS BOMBING

On July 3, a bomb severely damaged a rail track between Rueso station in Narathiwat and Balo station in Yala.

Following the incident, train services to the three southern border provinces were suspended 10 days for track repairs.

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