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On July 25, 2023, the Department of Rail Transport officially announced the draft of the M-Map 2. This new master plan will be submitted to the Cabinet for official approval in 2024, with the goal of expediting the commencement of all projects within 20 years, by 2042.
The BTS Skytrain Map of Bangkok urban transit systems. Bangkok Metropolitan Region is served by 9 rapid transit rail lines as of 2023. The BTS Skytrain consists of three lines, the Sukhumvit Line, Silom Line and Gold Line.
Along with the BTS Skytrain and the Airport Rail Link, the MRT is part of Bangkok's rail transportation infrastructure. The BEM-operated MRT lines have 526,000 passengers each day as of August 2024 (Blue Line 453,000 and Purple Line 73,000) with 54 operational stations and a combined route length of 71 kilometers (44 mi). [4]
In July 2024, it was announced at the signing ceremony of the joint investment contract for the Orange Line that they planned to have 32 electric trains, each with 3 carriages. [ 42 ] In October 2024, BEM has concluded its selection by choosing Siemens as the manufacturer for the Orange Line trains. [ 43 ]
Bangkok - Ubon Ratchathani: 1930 575 km (357 mi) Metre gauge: Bangkok - Nong Khai: 1958 621 km (386 mi) Metre gauge: Nong Khai - Thanaleng, Laos: 2009 6 km (3.7 mi) Metre gauge: Kaeng Khoi Junction - Bua Yai Junction: 1967 251 km (156 mi) Metre gauge: Bangkok - Chiang Mai: 1926 661 km (411 mi) Metre gauge: Ban Dara Junction - Sawankhalok: 1910 ...
As of October 2024, Sukhumvit Line is one of the main arteries of the Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit System with 900,000 daily passengers per day (combined with the Silom Line). The line rapidly expanded from 2011 until 2021, tripling its distance through three extension projects and reaching a total length of 51.17 km (31.80 mi) with 47 stations.
The MRT Brown Line is a 22.1 km rapid transit line in Bangkok, Thailand proposed monorail mass transit line from Nonthaburi Civic Centre, Nonthaburi Province to Lam Sali intersection, Bang Kapi District. 20 stations are proposed for the line and the expected cost for the project is 48 billion baht. The line has been integrated for 7.2 km with ...
Bangkok's first rail line was the private Paknam Railway linking Bangkok to Samut Prakan which opened in 1893. The national railway network was subsequently developed and first opened in 1896, linking Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima and then expanding to reach Chiang Mai, Nong Khai, Ubon Ratchathani and Su-ngai Kolok.