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Bangkok construction update – 2022 edition

December 6, 2022 By James Clark 5 Comments

Welcome to the annual Bangkok construction update. This is a snapshot of major projects around Bangkok as of December 2022. An ongoing list of projects can be found on the Future Bangkok page. One Bangkok Address: Wireless, Rama IV, Sathorn Road, Bangkok. One Bangkok is a mixed-use development featuring office towers, luxury hotels, luxury condos, […]

Filed Under: Construction Updates, Thailand Tagged With: 2022 construction updates, bangkok, thailand

Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit System Guide – Current, under construction, and proposed lines, and maps

October 25, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit System currently has eight lines operated by three separate companies. There are three new lines under construction, and extensions of other lines are planned and under construction. This is a resource page for all current and proposed urban rail transit lines in Bangkok (that includes monorails and people movers, but […]

Filed Under: Thailand, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bangkok, thailand

The ticketing mess of Bangkok’s rail transit

October 11, 2022 By James Clark 1 Comment

The rail transit system of Bangkok is operated by three separate companies, and each company issues tickets that are only valid for their own line. I’ve previously covered the station transfer mess of Bangkok’s rail transit. This article covers the ticketing mess of Bangkok’s rail transit. The ticketing mess The mass transit system of Bangkok […]

Filed Under: Thailand, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bangkok, bangkok mass transit, thailand

The station transfer mess of Bangkok’s rail transit

September 20, 2022 By James Clark 3 Comments

Bangkok is working towards building an urban rail transit system that will meet the needs of the people of this megacity. There are now 8 lines that make up the metro system, with 3 lines under construction, and more lines planned. Unfortunately for Bangkok, the system currently has three operators that are not compelled to […]

Filed Under: Thailand, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bangkok, metro, thailand

Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur High-Speed Railway

March 14, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur High-Speed Railway is a proposed standard gauge railway that would run alongside the current meter-gauge railway used by Thailand and Malaysia. The line would be between 1,400km and 1,500km long and would be able to make the trip in six hours. The line would go via Hat Yai-Padang Besar and […]

Filed Under: Malaysia, Railways, Thailand Tagged With: bangkok, high speed rail, kuala lumpur

Bangkok – Hua Hin High-Speed Railway

March 14, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Bangkok – Hua Hin high-speed railway is a proposed railway that would run on a standard gauge track at up to 250 kilometres per hour. The current railway is a meter gauge line that takes from 4 to 5 hours to travel the 229.8 km from Bangkok Hualamphong to Hua Hin. This is being […]

Filed Under: Railways, Thailand Tagged With: bangkok, high speed rail, hua hin, thailand

Bangkok Urban Rail Transit Update – 2021 Edition

December 27, 2021 By James Clark 2 Comments

The urban rail transit system of Bangkok is going through its biggest expansion since the BTS opened in 1999. Two commuter rail lines opened this year, two monorail lines are scheduled to open next year, and another new MRT line in 2023. This is an annual summary of lines under construction, news for established lines, […]

Filed Under: Thailand, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bangkok, metro, monorail, thailand

Bangkok construction update – 2021 edition

December 21, 2021 By James Clark 2 Comments

This update is a snapshot of progress of major projects around Bangkok in December 2021. An ongoing list of projects can be found on the Future Bangkok page. This Bangkok construction update is part of the ongoing construction updates series for cities in Southeast Asia. One Bangkok Address: Wireless, Rama IV, Sathorn Road, Bangkok. One […]

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Makkasan Train Factory Redevelopment

December 14, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Makkasan Train Factory and railway yards is a 22.4-hectare plot of land in Ratchathewi district, central Bangkok. The land is next to the Makkasan Airport Rail Link and Makkasan Station. The land is owned by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), and there are plans to develop the land into a new urban area. There […]

Filed Under: Megaprojects, Thailand Tagged With: bangkok, makkasan, thailand

Bangkok Grey Line Monorail

December 7, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Grey Line is a proposed monorail line in Bangkok by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). The Grey Line would provide another north-south route connecting the northeast suburbs to central Bangkok. The first section that has been proposed is the 19-kilometre segment from Watcharapol to Thong Lor. This begins in the north at Watcharapol Station […]

Filed Under: Thailand, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bangkok, monorail, thailand

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