Light Blue Line (Bangkok)

The Light Blue Line (Din Daeng – Sathon) is a planned monorail line to be built in Bangkok, Thailand. Its path runs along a north–south axis. This line would link the Din Daeng housing community areas, Bangkok City Hall 2, Makkasan Station (for the Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link), and the business area along Sathon Road.

BMA Light Blue Line
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Overview
StatusPlanned
OwnerBangkok Metropolitan Administration
LocaleBangkok, Thailand
TerminiPracha Songkhro
Chong Nonsi
Stations9 (Planned)
Service
TypeMonorail
SystemBangkok Mass Rapid Transit
Operator(s)Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
History
Opened2029 (est.)
Technical
Line length9.5 kilometers (5.9 mi) (est.)
ElectrificationThird rail ?
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph) ?
Route map
Pracha Songkhro
Mit Mitri
Din Daeng
Makkasan
Phetchaburi
Phloen Chit
Lumphini
Suan Phlu
Chong Nonsi

The total distance of the route is approximately 9.5 km and would service 319,000 passengers per day. The line was tentatively planned to be completed by 2029.

Progress

The Yingluck Shinawatra-led Phua Thai government, elected in July 2011, decided not to pursue plans to continue the Grey Line and the Light Blue Line, citing that the lines would not be feasible within their 4-year, 10-lines priority plan. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration was invited to consider both projects but they would have to fund them.[1] As of 2013, the BMA has taken on the Grey Line project.

As of the middle of 2014, there are no plans to implement the Light Blue line by the BMA. Given the delays in 2013 and 2014 with tendering other priority mass transit lines related to the political crisis in Thailand, it is highly unlikely that the Light Blue line will be considered by either the BMA or the MRTA for many years.

Station

The route has a total of 9 planned stations.

List of Planned Stations

Code Station Name Number of train platforms Transfer
Pracha Songkhro MRT Orange Line: Pracha Songkro (planned)
Mit Maitri
Din Daeng
Makkasan Airport Rail Link, SRT Light Red Line: Makkasan
MRT Blue Line: Phetchaburi
Phetchaburi
Phloen Chit BTS Sukhumvit Line: Phloen Chit
Lumphini MRT Blue Line: Lumphini
Suan Phlu
Chong Nonsi BTS Silom Line: Chong Nonsi
Bangkok BRT: Sathon


See also

References

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