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Overview | |
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Owner | BMA, MRTA, and SRT |
Locale | Bangkok Metropolitan Region |
Transit type | Heavy rail, light rail, monorail, and commuter rail |
Number of lines | 6 |
Number of stations | 93* out of planned 310* *if transfer stations are counted only once |
Daily ridership | 1 to 1.4 million |
Operation | |
Began operation | December 5, 1999 |
Operator(s) | BTS, BEM, and SRT |
Technical | |
System length | Current: 125.10 km (77.73 mi) Plan: 538.99 km (334.91 mi) |
Electrification | Overhead line and Third rail |
Top speed | MRT: 80 km/h (50 mph) Commuter: 160 km/h (99 mph) |
The Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region or M-Map is the latest version in a series of Thai government plans for the development of an urban rail transit network serving the Greater Bangkok area. It was drafted under the care of the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) of the Ministry of Transport.
- 1Early versions
Early versions[edit]
Mass Rapid Transit Systems Master Plan (MTMP)[edit]
The first version of the plan, endorsed by the cabinet on 27 September 1994 and to be implemented from 1995 to 2011, consisted of an extension of 135 kilometres (84 mi) to the three systems already in progress (the MRTBlue Line, the Sukhumvit and Silom lines of the BTS Skytrain and the Bangkok Elevated Road and Train System (BERTS)), which would have had a combined length of 103 kilometres (64 mi).[1]
Urban Rail Transportation Master Plan in Bangkok and Surrounding Areas (URMAP)[edit]
Following the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and the cancellation of the BERTS, a system totalling 375 kilometres (233 mi) to begin in 2001 was proposed, to be developed in three stages: 141.9 kilometres (88.2 mi) during 2001–11, 158.2 kilometres (98.3 mi) during 2012–21 and 75.3 kilometres (46.8 mi) from 2022 onwards.[1]
Bangkok Mass Transit Master Plan (BMT)[edit]
Due to the slow progress of development following URMAP, a new plan was drafted consisting of 475.05 kilometres (295.18 mi) of rail in addition to the then-completed MRT Blue Line, the Sukhumvit and Silom BTS lines, the MRT purple line, and the Airport Rail Link to undergo rapid development during 2010–29. The plan was approved by the cabinet in 2016, and consisted of the following extensions:
- Light Green Line: North-South extension of the BTS to Khu Khot and Kheha Samut Prakan
- Dark Green Line: West extension of the BTS to Yot Se
- Blue Line: Extension of the MRT Blue Line to complete a quasi circle line with a branch to Lak Song
- Purple Line: South extension to Rat Burana is under study
- Orange Line: Running east–west Min Buri to Bang Khun Non
- Dark Red Line: Running north–southwest from Rangsit to Bang Sue to Maha Chai
- Light Red Line: running east-west from Hua Mak to Sala Ya
- Airport Rail Link: North extension to Don Mueang
M-Map[edit]
The current plan was endorsed by the Commission for the Management of Land Traffic, chaired by then-Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, on 8 February 2010.[2] It designates eight primary routes, consisting of two commuter rail lines, an airport rail link, and five rapid transit lines, as well as five feeder lines. The routes, totalling 555.74 kilometres (345.32 mi), are to be constructed within a development period of twenty years (2010–29). They were:[3]
Primary lines | ||
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Commuter | SRTSRT Dark Red Line | Thammasat University – Rangsit - Bang Sue - Hua Lamphong - Bang Bon - Maha Chai |
SRTSRT Light Red Line | Sala Ya – Taling Chan – Hua Mak | |
Airport rail link | ARLAirport Rail Link and extension | Suvarnabhumi Airport - Phaya Thai – Bang Sue – Don Mueang |
Rapid transit | BTSLight Green Line, extension of the BTS Sukhumvit Line | East Outer Ring Road – Khu Khot - Saphan Mai – Mo Chit – On Nut – Bearing – Kheha Samut Prakan – Bang Pu |
BTSDark Green Line, extension of the BTS Silom Line | Yot Se – Saphan Taksin – Bang Wa - Taling Chan | |
MRTBlue Line, extension of the MRT Blue Line | Bang Sue, Hua Lamphong - Tha Phra – Lak Song – Phutthamonthon Sai 4 | |
MRTPurple Line | Khlong Bang Phai – Tao Poon - Rat Burana | |
MRTOrange Line | Taling Chan – Thailand Cultural Centre - Min Buri | |
Feeder lines | ||
Monorail | MRLPink Line | Nonthaburi Civic Center – Min Buri |
MRLYellow Line | Lat Phrao – Samrong | |
MRLGrey Line | Watcharaphon – Rama IX Bridge | |
MRLLight Blue Line | Pracha Songkhro – Chong Nonsi |
Development would be divided into three stages, in addition to those lines already open or under construction:[4]
Overview as of December 2018 | ||
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In service | 123.94 kilometres (77.01 mi) | 22.99% |
Under construction | 168.54 kilometres (104.73 mi) | 32.26% |
Future plan | 246.51 kilometres (153.17 mi) | 45.74% |
Total Planned | 538.99 kilometres (334.91 mi) | 100.00% |
More recent changes[edit]
The 2010 M-Map does not reflect more recent changes to the priority of constructing new rapid transit lines in Bangkok. While the Orange, Pink and Yellow lines have received approval, the Grey Line and Light Blue lines are still under study, along with a new MRTBrown Line which would link Nonthaburi Civic Center with the Lam Sali Intersection.
Additionally, a MRLGold Line from Krung Thonburi – Memorial Bridge, partially funded by property developer Siam Piwat will be developed outside of the M-Map framework.
M-Map 2[edit]
In March 2017 the Minister of Transport announced the development of M-Map 2[5] to be written by the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning in conjunction with the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The initial map listed the following lines in the current plan[6]
Primary lines | |
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Commuter | SRTSRT Dark Red Line |
SRTSRT Light Red Line | |
Airport rail link | ARLAirport Rail Link and extension |
Rapid transit | BTSLight Green Line, extension of the BTS Sukhumvit Line |
BTSDark Green Line, extension of the BTS Silom Line | |
MRTBlue Line | |
MRTPurple Line | |
MRTOrange Line | |
Feeder lines | |
Monorail | MRLPink Line, Impact Link spur line and extension |
MRLYellow Line and extension | |
MRTBrown Line | |
MRLGrey Line | |
Automated guideway transit | MRLGold Line |
Light Rail | BTSLight Cyan Line and extension |
Under construction[edit]
Line | System | Operator | Stations | Length | Terminus | Under construction since | Predicted operation |
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Blue Line(extension) | Rapid transit | MRT | 21 | 26.2 km (16.3 mi) | Hua Lamphong ↔ Lak Song Tao Poon ↔ Tha Phra | 2011 | August - September - December 2019 - January - March 2020[7][8][9][9][10][11][12][13] |
Orange Line | 29 | 34.1 km (21.2 mi)[14] | Bang Khun Non ↔ Thailand Cultural Centre ↔ Suwintawong | 2017 | 2023 - 2025[10][11] | ||
Sukhumvit Line(extension) | BTS/MRT | 16 | 19.13 km (11.89 mi) | Mo Chit ↔ Ha Yaek Lat Phrao ↔ Kasetsart University ↔ Khu Khot | 2015 | August - December 2019 - March 2020[10][11][15] | |
Dark Red Line | Commuter rail | SRTET | 9[16] | 22.48 km (13.97 mi) | Rangsit ↔ Bang Sue | 2013 | January 2021[17][18][19][11] |
Light Red Line | 5[16] | 14.66 km (9.11 mi)[16] | Taling Chan ↔ Bang Sue | Completed[16] | |||
Pink Line | Monorail | NBM | 30 | 34.5 km (21.4 mi)[20] | Nonthaburi Civic Center ↔ Min Buri | July 2018 | 2022[10][11] |
Yellow Line | EBM | 23 | 30.4 km (18.9 mi)[20] | Lat Phrao ↔ Samrong | |||
Gold Line | Automated guideway transit | BTS/BMA | 4 | 2 km (1.2 mi) | Krung Thonburi ↔ Klong San | August 2018 | Late 2020[21] |
Total (as of 16 June 2019) | 171.94 km (106.84 mi) |
Future[edit]
Line | System | Operator | Stations to be added | Projected Operation | Length | Terminus |
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Sukhumvit Line | Rapid transit | BTS | 4 | n/a | est. 6.5 km (4.0 mi) | Khu Khot↔ Eastern Outer Ring |
Sukhumvit Line | Rapid transit | BTS | n/a | est. 9.50 km (5.90 mi) | Kheha Samut Prakan↔Bang Pu | |
Silom Line | Rapid transit | BTS | 6 | n/a | est. 7.50 km (4.66 mi) | Bang Wa↔Taling Chan |
Silom Line | Rapid transit | BTS | 1 | n/a | est. 1.0 km (0.62 mi) | National Stadium↔Yot Se |
Blue Line | Rapid transit | MRT | 4 | n/a | 8.0 km (5.0 mi) | Lak Song ↔ Phutthamonthon Sai 4 |
Purple Line | Rapid transit | MRT | 15 | 2024 | 23.60 km (14.66 mi) | Tao Poon ↔ Rat Burana |
Dark Red Line(phase II) | Commuter rail | SRTET | 8 | 2022 | 6.05 km (3.76 mi) | Bang Sue ↔ Hua Lamphong |
Dark Red Line(phase III) | Commuter rail | SRTET | 4 | 2022 | 8.75 km (5.44 mi) | Thammasat ↔ Rangsit |
Dark Red Line(phase IV) | Commuter rail | SRTET | 8 | n/a | 13.18 km (8.19 mi) | Hua Lamphong ↔ Bang Bon |
Dark Red Line(phase V) | Commuter rail | SRTET | 9 | n/a | est. 21.00 km (13.05 mi) | Bang Bon ↔ Maha Chai |
Light Red Line(phase II) | Commuter rail | SRTET | 5 | 2022 | 18.80 km (11.68 mi) | Bang Sue ↔ Hua Mak |
Light Red Line(phase III) | Commuter rail | SRTET | 4 | n/a | 12.98 km (8.07 mi) | Taling Chan ↔ Sala Ya |
Light Red Line(reconsidering) | Commuter rail | SRTET | 3 | n/a | 5.38 km (3.34 mi) | Taling Chan ↔ Thonburi-Siriraj |
Airport Rail Link(phase II) | Airport rail link | CP-BEM | 1 | est. 2022 | 6.68 km (4.15 mi) | Bang Sue ↔ Phaya Thai |
Airport Rail Link(phase III) | Airport rail link | CP-BEM | 1 | est. 2022 | 15.40 km (9.57 mi) | Don Mueang ↔ Bang Sue |
Grey Line | Monorail | BMA | 21 | n/a | est. 26.0 km (16.2 mi) | Vatcharapol ↔ Rama 9 Bridge |
Light Cyan Line | Light Rail | BMA | 14 | n/a | est. 24.0 km (14.9 mi) | Bang Na ↔ Suvarnabhumi |
Brown Line | Monorail | MRTA | 21 | n/a | est. 22.0 km (13.7 mi) | Nonthaburi Civic Center↔Sammakon |
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