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Nakhon Ratchasima Transit – The Green Line Tram Project

October 12, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Korat trams to start running in 2025

The Nakhon Ratchasima Mass Transit Project is a proposed tramway in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), Thailand. The first line (Green Line) is an 11.17 KM tram with 21 stations.

Green Line Route

Three lines have been proposed in total (Orange and Purple Line) with a combined length of 50.09 KM. The system has been referred to as a tram, light rail, and LRT (Light Rail Transit).

Tram stop in Nakhon Ratchasima

Links And Resources

korat-transitgreenline.com (archive link)

Nakhon Ratchasima Mass Transit Project (Green Line) – Project information from Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand.

Korat LRT Mass Transit stations update – WeKorat (Thai language website) has a map of what the 3-line system might look like, and some other images of the project.
Korat Tram Map


YouTube: Green Line

News Archive

2020

Korat trams to start running in 2025 – [31/08/20]
“Nakhon Ratchasima should have electric trams by 2025, said Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) deputy governor Theeraphan Tachasirinugune today, during the second market sounding for the city’s Green Line route.”
Korat trams to start running in 2025

MRT urged to rethink Korat trams – [27/08/20]
“The chairman of Nakhon Ratchasima Chamber of Commerce, Chatchawal Wongjorn, said the MRT would be better off using rubber-tyred people-movers rather than conventional trams which run on fixed tracks, as it would significantly cut down on construction costs.”

2019

Mass transit lines lure Bombardier’s interest – [29/01/19]
“The cabinet also approved a royal decree in December to allow the MRTA to implement an electric rail or tram in Nakhon Ratchasima.

The cabinet also approved a master plan for a 50.09-kilometre light rail project in Nakhon Ratchasima with three routes — Green (11.17 kilometres and an extension of 12.12km), Orange (9.81km and an extension of 5.37km) and Purple (7.14km and an extension of 4.48km).”

2018

Purple Line, Phuket light rail among projects up for PPP – [12/12/18]
Mr Prapas said two provincial mass transit projects, in Chiang Mai and Nakhon Ratchasima, are expected to go before the PPP committee by next year.

2017

New transport systems on the horizon – [08/01/17]
“The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) last year authorised a multiple feasibility study for rail projects in Chiang Mai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Hat Yai, Phuket and Khon Kaen, where traffic gridlock has worsened. The projects are also designed to serve the needs of industry and tourism.”

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James Clark is the editor of Future Southeast Asia and is currently based in Ho Chi Minh City. Follow his travels at nomadicnotes.com and on Twitter at @nomadicnotes

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