The Light Blue Line is a proposed monorail in Bangkok. The line would run along a north–south axis from Din Daeng to Sathon. The line was included on the Department of Rail Transport’s masterplan for Bangkok (The Second Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region (M-MAP 2)). This masterplan was updated in 2023, but there are no plans to build the Light Blue Line at this point.
The line length would be approximately 9.5 km with 9 stations:
Pracha Songkhro (MRT Orange Line)
Mit Maitri
Din Daeng
Makkasan (MRT Blue Line/ARL/SRT)
Phetchaburi
Phloen Chit (BTS Sukhumvit Line)
Lumphini (MRT Blue Line)
Suan Phlu
Chong Nonsi (BTS Silom Line)
Links and resources
Wikipedia: Light Blue Line (Bangkok)
How to fix Makkasan Station, Bangkok’s failed City Air Terminal
My proposal to fix Makkasan Station includes redeveloping the station and including space for the Light Blue Line.
Maps
Map showing proposed route (stations are approximate).
[Map of Bangkok Light Blue Line Monorail.]
News Archive
2023
Plan for 29 new Bangkok train routes finalised next month – [28/06/23]
“Phase two of the Bangkok Mass Transit Master Plan (M-MAP2) will be finalised next month and sent to the new Cabinet for approval, according to the Department of Rail Transport (DRT).”
“The 29 projects in M-MAP2 comprise:
– 8 pending routes under M-MAP1, including Red Line extensions, Light Blue Line (Din Daeng-Sathon) and Grey Line (Lam Luk Ka-Tha Phra)”.
Leave a Reply