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There are daily services to Bangkok and Udon Thani, the latter of which is popular among Laotian tourists. Rapid 133 and 134 are sleeper trains, with former Japanese coaches plying the route. Rapid 133/134 Krung Thep Aphiwat – Vientiane (Khamsavath) – Krung Thep Aphiwat; Rapid 147/148 Udon Thani – Vientiane (Khamsavath) – Udon Thani
Each train set has a capacity of 210 passengers, and upon calculation, the route can handle 3590 passengers per hour one way. It has a maximum speed of 80 km/h. [2] The train uses the automated TrainGuard MT Communicated Based Control System (CBTC) for signalling. [3] The first train set arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport on 15 July 2020. [4]
The Light Red Line and Dark Red Line provide commuter rail. Finally, the elevated Airport Rail Link (ARL) links to Suvarnabhumi Airport. Although proposals for the development of rapid transit in Bangkok had been made since 1975, [1] leading to plans for the failed Lavalin Skytrain, it was only in 1999 that the BTS finally began operation.
The 28.6-kilometer (17.8 mi)-long Airport Rail Link opened for service on 23 August 2010. [2] In the future, Airport Rail Link will extend from Phaya Thai towards Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal and Don Mueang International Airport. Its rail will also be used for the proposed Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway.
The Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway, officially known as the High-Speed Rail Linking Three Airports Project (Thai: โครงการรถไฟความเร็วสูงเชื่อม 3 สนามบิน) is the second High-Speed rail line project in Thailand, being due to open in 2029 [1] between Don Mueang International Airport, Suvarnabhumi Airport ...
SRT Electrified Train (SRTET) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and operates the Red Lines, a commuter rail service in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. The company also formerly operated the Airport Rail Link until the operation of the line was transferred to Asia Era One (AERA1) in October 2021.
The Airport Rail Link, opened in August 2010 after many delays, connects the city centre to Suvarnabhumi Airport in Samut Prakan Province to the east. It is operated by the SRT, and offers services between the airport and Makkasan where it connects with Phetchaburi Station of the MRT. It terminates at Phaya Thai Station, where it connects to ...
The unsolicited proposal for the project was submitted to the Philippine government by Malaysia-based construction engineering company AlloyMTD group in 2016, [112] and is awaiting approval by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). According to MTD Philippines, Inc. President Patrick Nicholas David, the project would cost ₱60 ...