MRT Pink Line

MRT Pink Line รถไฟฟ้าโมโนเรล สายสีชมพู
Overview
Type	Straddle-beam Monorail
System	Bangkok Metro
Status	approved
Locale	Bangkok & Nonthaburi Province, Thailand
Termini	Khae Rai Min Buri
Stations	30 (planned)
Operation
Opened	2019-2020 (est.)
Owner	Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand
Operator(s)	MRT
Technical
Line length	34.5 kilometers (21.4 mi) (est.)
Number of tracks	2 monorail tracks
Electrification	Third rail
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Legend Nonthaburi Government Center Purple Line:Khlong Bang Phai - Rat Burana  MRT : Bangkok Noi - Sammakon Khae Rai Sanambin Nam Samakkhi Chonprathan Pak Kret Liang Mueang Pak Kret Mueang Thong Thani Si Rat Mongkut Wattana Bangkok Government Complex Lak Si  BTS : Lam Lukka - Bang Pu Phranakhon Rajabhat Lak Si Roundabout Chao Phraya River Lat Pla Khao Rarmintra Government Housing Vacharaphol  MRT : Phutthamonthon Sai 4 - Tha Phra (transfer to Issaraphap) Nawamin Bago River Khan Na Yao Siam Park City Bang Chan Setthabut Bamphen Sihaburanukit Minburi  MRT : Taling Chan - Suwinthawong

The Pink MRT line is a planned elevated mass rapid transit line to be built in Bangkok, Thailand.

The 35.5 km long Pink line will have 30 stations and will be a monorail line. It will run in the northern part of the city from east Bangkok in Minburi Bangkok along Ram Inthra Road to west Bangkok(Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi Province)
Chaeng Watthana Road and Tiwanon Road ending at The Nonthaburi Government Center. At the terminus there will be an interchange with the currently under construction MRT Purple Line and the proposed MRT Brown Line which is currently under evaluation.

The line will also transfer with the SRT Dark Red Line which is under construction, the planned BTS Sukhumvit Line extension to Lam Lukka, the planned BMA Grey Line in the future and interchange with the MRT Orange Line. As such, it will be an important cross city link in the northern area of Bangkok & Nonthaburi linking 5 lines along a major transport corridor.

List of planned stations

Originally, the line was to have 24 stations, 4 of which will be transfer stations and 2 of which will be "park & ride" stations. However, 6 new stations were added in mid 2012 for a total of 30 stations.

The line will also have 2 additional service stations for train maintenance.

Code	Name	No. of Platform	Transfer(s)	Province
Pk1	Nonthaburi Civic Center	4	MRT   MRT	Nonthaburi
Pk2	Khae Rai	2
Pk3	Sanam Bin Nam	2
Pk4	Samakkhi	2
Pk5	Chonlaprathan	2
Pk6	Pak Kret	2
Pk7	Liang Mueang Pak Kret	2
Pk8	Chaeng Wattana-Pak Kret 28	2
Pk9	Mueang Thong Thani	2
Pk10	Si Rat	2
Pk11	Mongkut Watthana	2		Bangkok
Pk12	Bangkok Government Complex	2
Pk13	TOT & MICT	2
Pk14	Lak Si	4	SRT
Pk15	Phranakhon Rajabhat	2
Pk16	Wongwian Lak Si	4	BTS
Pk17	Ram Inthra 3	2
Pk18	Lat Pla Khao	2
Pk19	Ram Inthra 31	2
Pk20	Raminthra Government Housing	2
Pk21	Watcharaphon	4	BMA
Pk22	Ram Inthra 40	2
Pk23	Nawamin	2
Pk24	Ram Inthra 83	2
Pk25	Khan Na Yao	2
Pk26	Siam Park City	2
Pk27	Bang Chan	2
Pk28	Setthabut Bamphen	2
Pk29	Sihaburanukit	2
Pk30	Min Buri	4	MRT

Progress

The Pink Line was originally intended to be a heavy rail line but this was changed to dual-track monorail in 2008 on the basis that construction costs would be cheaper. The director-general of the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning had previously stated said in an interview that the pink line was considered a priority scheme to be completed by 2017-18, as it ran past the then recently opened Government Complex.^[1] A review in early 2012 was undertaken to consider the heavy rail option again. However, it was decided to proceed with the mono rail plan on the basis that the overall cost would be cheaper than heavy rail. The review of the line also resulted in the addition of 6 extra stations. The environmental impact assessment for the MRT Pink Line was finalised in late 2012. In late 2012, a request to extend the planned line east by 3.4 km from the Minburi terminus along Suwinthawongse rd to Nong Chok was submitted.^[2] However, this will not be implemented at this stage. The expected cost of the line with the additional 6 extra stations is 55 billion baht.^[3]

The Pink line was due to be tendered in the 3rd quarter of 2013 with construction due to commence in early 2014.^[4] However, delays in preparation of the tender in relation to the selection of monorail rolling stock and subsequent political protests resulting in a snap national election in early Feb 2014, further delayed the Pink Line tender.^[5] A subsequent coup in May 2014 resulted in a new military administration and the tender being deferred for 2014. More likely, the tender will not be ready until mid 2015 according to the MRTA.

See also

• BTS Skytrain
• Airport rail link
• MRT Blue Line
• MRT Brown Line
• MRT Orange Line
• MRT Purple Line
• MRT Yellow Line
• Bangkok Metro
• SRT Red Lines
• Bangkok BRT

References

1. "Mrt pink line route takes step forward" Bangkok Post 5 April 2010
2. 'ชาวบ้านรวมตัวเรียกร้อง เพิ่มปลายทางสุวินทวงศ์', Ban Muang News, 24 Oct 2012.
3. 'รฟม.แบ่งเค้กรถไฟฟ้า2สายลงตัว "สีเขียว-ชมพู"ลงทุนร่วมแสนล้าน', Prachachat News, 6 Nov 2012.
4. "Cabinet to mull rail projects" Bangkok Post, 26 Feb 2013
5. "http://www.thaipost.net/news/121213/83272"

External links

• "MRTA Pink Line website"
• "2Bangkok Pink Line thread" Semi-regular updates, articles, pictures and commentary (In English)
• Airport Rail Link, BTS, MRT & BRT network map