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.
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).
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.
YouTube: Green Line
News Archive
2025
B4bn sought for light railway – [18/02/25]
“Nakhon Ratchasima: Local authorities will ask for about 4 billion baht from the government to fund the province’s light rail transit system, the construction of which is expected to begin next year.”
Nakhon Ratchasima to launch electric rail transit after 7-year wait – [18/01/25]
Korat mass transit gets nod – [17/01/25]
“Design work on 11.2-kilometre rail route to start this year.”
2024
MRTA plans rail systems in 4 provinces – [23/08/24]
The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) plans to develop a light rail system in Nakhon Ratchasima. The agency estimates the cost will be 7 billion baht for Nakhon Ratchasima.
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.”
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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