Thailand is a country of baby steps. With most things, change comes slowly, but it’s usually for the best, and this sentiment sums up Bangkok’s transit system perfectly. When Bangkok’s first mass transit system opened in 1999 with 23 stations along 2 BTS lines (the light green Sukhumvit line and the dark green Silom line) […]
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Pattaya Monorail – Linking the high-speed railway to the beach
The Pattaya Monorail is a proposed urban rail transit system that would connect the future Pattaya high-speed railway station with the popular beach area of the city. The monorail was first proposed in 2008, and since then it’s gone from monorail to tram/light rail, subway, and back to monorail. The routes have varied over this […]
Bangkok Urban Rail Transit Update – 2021 Edition
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, […]
Bangkok Grey Line Monorail
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 […]
Hat Yai Monorail
Hat Yai Monorail is a proposed 12.54 kilometre-long elevated monorail line with 12 stations in Hat Yai, Thailand. The monorail line would travel along the two major roads of Kanchanavanich Road and Petchkasem Road, forming a 7-shaped line through the city centre. The project was being studied in 2016 with the aim of beginning construction […]
Da Lat Monorail
The Da Lat Monorail is a proposed urban rail transit system in the city of Da Lat in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. The monorail plan was announced in 2011 and approved by the local government in 2013. At that point, they were hoping for it to be completed by 2020. The proposal includes […]
Davao Monorail
The Davao People Mover is a proposed monorail line to be built in Davao City, Philippines. The straddle-type monorail line will have 16 stations and 1 depot on a 13 km track. The initial proposal was to build a light rail system, but the Korean firm in charge of the proposal recommended building a monorail […]
Cebu Monorail – A 2-line transit system connecting Mactan Cebu Airport to Cebu City
The Cebu Monorail is a proposed 2-line monorail system in Cebu, Philippines. Cebu was originally studying a proposal to build a light rail transit (LRT) in 2016. The monorail system became the preferred option in 2019 due to the lower cost of construction. The two lines would total 27 km in length, and it would […]
