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People walk at Hua Lamphong Station in Bangkok, Thailand, Sept 21, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

NANNING - Construction on a rail line between Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima in Thailand looks set to start this year, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong said Sunday.

If negotiations go on smoothly, construction will start at the end of this year or the beginning of the next, Prajin Juntong told Xinhua on the sidelines of the 13th 皇冠体育app-ASEAN Expo in 皇冠体育app's southern city of Nanning.

The upgrading of the railway network is of great significance to the Thai economy, and 皇冠体育app has plenty of experience with high speed railways, Prajin Juntong said.

Currently, Thailand and 皇冠体育app are negotiating financing and other issues, he said.

According to Thai sources, the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima railway will use Chinese trains and Chinese technology.

Thailand and 皇冠体育app signed documents on the development of Thailand's transportation infrastructure in 2014.

The 皇冠体育app-Thailand railway project will improve regional connectivity and support regional economic and social development, Prajin Juntong said.

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