Gold Line (Bangkok)
Gold Line สายสีทอง | |
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Overview | |
Type | Automated guideway transit |
Status | Under construction |
Locale | Bangkok, Thailand |
Termini |
Krung Thonburi Prajadhipok |
Stations | 4 |
Operation | |
Planned opening | 2019 (est.) |
Owner | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration |
Operator(s) |
Krungthep Thanakom Company Limited Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited |
Character | Elevated |
Rolling stock | Bombardier INNOVIA APM 300 |
Technical | |
Line length | 2.72 kilometers (1.69 mi) (est.) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Electrification | Third rail |
Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
The Gold Line is a planned people mover line, part of Bangkok's rapid transit system. Not part of the current MRT Master Plan, the line was proposed in July 2015,[1] it was approved by the cabinet in 2016,[2] The first phase is expected to open in 2019, with a further phase opening in 2023. It will connect Krung Thonburi BTS station with Prajadhipok Road in Thon Buri District, a total of 2.68 km. Development of the line is the responsibility of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, with a budget of 3.8 billion Thai baht,[3] though it is expected that mall developer Siam Piwat will fund the development cost[4] as it will connect to the company's new Iconsiam complex. In future the line could be extended to Asiatique The Riverfront, a large waterfront retail and entertainment complex. The environment impact assessment was expected to be completed in December 2016.[5]
Stations
Code | English | Thai | Interchange |
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G1 | Krung Thonburi (c 2018) | สถานีกรุงธนบุรี | BTS Silom Line |
G2 | Charoen Nakhon (c 2018) | สถานีเจริญนคร | |
G3 | Khlong San (c 2018) | สถานีคลองสาน | SRT Dark Red Line |
G4 | Prajadhipok (c 2023) | สถานีประชาธิปก | MRT Purple Line |
References
- ↑ "New BTS Gold Line along Chao Phraya River expected in 2017". Coconuts Bangkok. 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ "Gold Line monorail gets cabinet green light". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ "Cabinet approves Bt3.8bn Gold Line monorail - The Nation". The Nation. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ "The Queen of Siam: Chadatip Chutrakul Aims To Energize A District In Bangkok". Forbes Asia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ "Gold Line's second phase to be finalised". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2016-11-26.