Bangkok Metro
The Bangkok Metro ( Thai รถไฟฟ้า มหานคร , pronunciation: [ rót faj- FA mahǎː nákʰɔːn ] - literally as: "all urban electric train" in short รถไฟฟ้า MRI pronunciation: [rót faj- FA em ʔaː Ti] , colloquially: รถไฟ ใต้ดิน , [ rót faj tâj din ] - "subway" or MRT ) is Bangkok's subway system. It was built by the Bangkok Metro Co. Ltd (BMCL) under the supervision of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA). The Bangkok Metro, which opened in 2004, is the second mass transport system in the Thai capital after the Bangkok Skytrain . The Airport Rail Link has also been in place since 2010 .
So far there are two metro lines that are marked with the colors blue and purple. An expansion of the existing lines and a third, orange-colored line are under construction or planned.
Lines
Blue line
Construction of the first line, officially called Chaloem-Ratchamongkhon Line ("Celebration of Royal Patronage"), colloquially known as the Blue Line , began in 1999 . It is 22 kilometers long and has 19 stops currently located between Tao Poon and Hua Lamphong . You can change to the Skytrain in Si Lom / Saladaeng (at the intersection of Rama IV. And Silom Road ), Sukhumvit / Asok (at the intersection of Sukhumvit Road and Soi 21 Asok) and Chatuchak / Mo Chit at the Chatuchak weekend market. The capacity per direction of travel is around 40,000 passengers per hour.
Due to multiple delays, the route was finally opened for a limited public test run on April 13, 2004. The official opening took place on July 3, 2004 at 7:19 pm by King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit . Passengers reported that the subway system was at full capacity within the next half hour.
On August 11, 2017, the line was extended by one station from the previous end point in Bang Sue to Tao Poon. There you can change to the purple line.
The northern extension from Tao Poon to Tha Phra was officially opened on March 30, 2020. A section with four stations to Sirindhorn was opened in free trial operation on December 4, 2019. The trains ran in trial operation from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The trial operation was extended to Tha Phra in mid-February 2020 and could be used free of charge until the official opening day.
The southern extension from Hua Lamphong to Lak Song had been in trial operation up to Tha Phra since July 29, 2019. On August 24, 2019, the free trial operation was extended by two stations to Bang Wa. In the trial run, the stations were only used from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. every 8 minutes. A change at Hua Lamphong station was also required. On September 29, 2019, the complete extension to Lak Song was officially opened.
- List of stops
- Tha Phra (ท่าพระ) - transfer option to the south branch of the Blue Line of the Bangkok Metro; Talat Phlu market
- Charan 13 ( จ รั ญ ฯ 13 ) - Siam Technology College
- Fai Chai ( ไฟฉาย ) - Fai Chai Junction
- Bang Khun Non ( บางขุนนนท์ ) - possibility to change to the SRT station Charan Sanitwong
- Bang Yi Khan ( บางยี่ขัน )
- Sirindhorn ( สิริ น ธร )
- Bang Phlat ( บางพลัด ) - Wat Awut Wikasitaram
- Bang O ( บางอ้อ ) - Yanhee Hospital
- Bang Pho ( บางโพ ) - possibility to change to the “Chao-Phraya-Express-Boat” and other river ferries at Bang Po Pier.
- Tao Poon ( เตาปูน ) - Transfer to the Purple Line of the Bangkok Metro
- Bang Sue ( บางซื่อ ) - transfer to Bang Sue Junction and Phahon Yothin stations of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
- Kamphaeng Phet ( กำแพงเพชร ) - Chatuchak Market and MOF Farmers' Market, park-and-ride option
- Chatuchak Park ( สวนจตุจักร ) - transfer to Bangkok Skytrain (Mo Chit stop)
- Phahon Yothin ( พหลโยธิน ) - transfer to the Bangkok Skytrain (Ha Yaek Lat Phrao stop); Central Plaza Lat Phrao Mall and St. John's University.
- Lat Phrao ( ลาดพร้าว ) - Park-and-ride option
- Ratchadaphisek ( รัชดาภิเษก )
- Sutthisan ( สุทธิสาร )
- Huai Khwang ( ห้วยขวาง )
- Thailand Cultural Center ( ศูนย์ วัฒนธรรมแห่ง ประเทศไทย ) - park-and-ride option; planned transfer option with the planned Orange Line ; Jusco, Carrefour and The Street Ratchada shopping centers
- Phra Ram 9 ( พระราม 9 ) - CentralPlaza, Fortune Town and IT mall shopping centers
- Phetchaburi ( เพชรบุรี ) - Transfer to Makkasan Station on the Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link
- Sukhumvit ( สุขุมวิท ) - transfer to the Skytrain (Asok stop); Office of the Siam Society
- Queen Sirikit National Convention Center ( ศูนย์ การ ประชุม แห่ง ชาติ สิริ กิ ติ์ ) - Stock Exchange of Thailand
- Khlong Toei ( คลองเตย )
- Lumphini ( ลุ ม พิ น ) - Lumphini Park (Suan Lumphini).
- Si Lom ( สีลม ) - Skytrain transfer option (Sala Daeng stop); Lumphini Park
- Sam Yan ( สาม ย่าน ) - Chulalongkorn University
- Hua Lamphong ( หัวลำโพง ) - Central Station of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
- Wat Mangkon (วัด มังกร) - Chinatown
- Sam Yot (สาม ยอด)
- Sanam Chai (สนามไชย) - Grand Palace , Wat Pho
- Itsaraphap (อิสรภาพ) - Wat Arun
- Tha Phra (ท่าพระ) - transfer to the north branch of the Blue Line of the Bangkok Metro; Talat Phlu market
- Bang Phai (บางไผ่)
- Bang Wa (บาง หว้า) - transfer to the Skytrain (stop Bang Wa)
- Phetksasem 48 (เพชรเกษม 48)
- Phasi Charoen (ภาษีเจริญ) - Seacon Bangkae Shopping Center
- Bang Khae (บางแค) - Bang Khae Market
- Lak Song (หลัก สอง) - The Mall Bang Khae
Purple line
The Purple Line , officially the Chalong-Ratchatham Line , opened on August 6, 2016. The route runs from Khlong Bang Phai Station in Nonthaburi Province to Tao Poon Station , where you can change to the blue line. It is the first metro line, most of which runs outside of Bangkok's metropolitan area. The cost of 36 billion baht (720 million euros) for the 23-kilometer route was financed by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. However, the costs have been exceeded by the submitted bids.
- List of stops
- Khlong Bang Phai ( คลอง บางไผ่ )
- Talad Bang Yai ( ตลาด บางใหญ่ ) - CentralPlaza WestGate shopping mall
- Sam Yaek Bang Yai ( สาม แยก บางใหญ่ )
- Bang Phlu ( บาง พลู )
- Bang Rak Yai ( บางรัก ใหญ่ )
- Bang Rak Noi Tha It ( บางรัก น้อย - ท่า อิฐ )
- Sai Ma ( ไทร ม้า )
- Phra Nangklao Bridge ( สะพาน พระ นั่ง เกล้า )
- Yaek Nonthaburi 1 ( แยก นนทบุรี 1 ) - CentralPlaza Rattanathibet Shopping Center
- Bang Krasor ( บาง กระ สอ )
- Nonthaburi Civic Center ( ศูนย์ ราชการ นนทบุรี ) - Nonthaburi City Hall and Makut Rommayasaran Park
- Ministry of Public Health ( กระทรวง สาธารณสุข ) - Ministry of Health
- Yaek Tiwanon ( แยก ติวานนท์ )
- Wong Sawang ( วงศ์สว่าง )
- Bang Son ( บาง ซ่อน ) - possibility to change to the Light Red Line of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
- Tao Poon ( เตาปูน ) - transfer to the blue line of the Bangkok Metro
Planned lines
The Orange Line (Bang Kapi - Samsen) is planned to be built by 2022 .
vehicles
In order to keep the possibility open of operating routes together with the Bangkok Skytrain , the two vehicle types are very similar. The vehicles manufactured by Siemens AG in Austria drive automatically.
A three-car unit is 65.1 m long, 3.12 m wide and weighs 107.0 t when empty. The track width is 1435 mm ( standard gauge ). The trains draw 750 V direct current from the conductor rail and reach a maximum of 80 km / h. A unit consists of two railcars and a sidecar (wheel arrangement Bo'Bo '+ 2'2' + Bo'Bo '). The maximum starting acceleration is 1.3 m / s², the braking deceleration 1.0 m / s². One unit offers 126 seats and 760 standing places (6 people / m²), a total of 886 places. With a maximum permissible load (175.4 t), the maximum axle load is 15.4 t. There are four doors on each side of each car. The car floor is 1160 mm above the top of the rail.
New vehicles made in Japan (including the East Japan Railway Company and Toshiba ) are in use on the new purple line .
Incidents
On January 17, 2005, there was an accident in which at 9.30 a.m. during rush hour at the Thailand Cultural Center station, an empty train rolled backwards onto a train that was almost fully occupied with 700 passengers. 237 people were injured. After a two-week break, operations resumed on February 1st.
Web links
- Website of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand
- Bangkok Metro at urbanrail.net (English)
- General plan: "System Map of Bangkok Rail Transit Network" ( Memento from March 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 589 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Free travel between new BTS, MRT train stations. In: Bangkok Post . December 4, 2019, accessed December 4, 2019 .
- ↑ MRT extends free travel period on Blue Line extension. In: Bangkok Post . February 5, 2020, accessed April 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Trial operations begin on Bangkok Blue Line extension on metro-report.com accessed on August 10, 2019
- ↑ Visit 2 more MRT Blue Line stops free starting Saturday. August 23, 2019, accessed on September 3, 2019 .
- ↑ เปิด ให้ ประชาชน ทดลอง ใช้ บริการ รถไฟฟ้า สาย สีน้ำเงิน ส่วน ต่อ ขยาย. Retrieved September 3, 2019 (Thai).
- ↑ MRT starts charging fares on ride to Lak Song. In: Bangkok Post . September 29, 2019, accessed on September 29, 2019 .