MRTA Pink Line

Pink Line สายสีชมพู
Overview
Type	Straddle-beam Monorail
System	Metropolitan Rapid Transit
Status	Under Construction
Locale	Nonthaburi and Bangkok, Thailand
Termini	Khae Rai Min Buri
Stations	30
Operation
Opened	2022 (est.)
Owner	Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand
Operator(s)	Northern Bangkok Monorail Company Limited
Character	Elevated
Depot(s)	Min Buri
Rolling stock	Bombardier INNOVIA Monorail 300 4 cars per trainset
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 Nonthaburi Civic Center  MRT   MRT : Bangkok Noi - Sammakorn Khae Rai Sanambin Nam Samakkhi Royal Irrigation Department Pak Kret Pak Kret Bypass Chaeng Wattana-Pak Kret 28 Muang Thong Thani Si Rat Impact Challenger Mueang Thong Lake (Impact Forum) Chaeng Wattana 14 Government Complex  SRT : Bangsue - Rangsit Rajabhat Phranakhon Wat Phra Si Maha That  BTS : Lam Luk Ka - Bang Pu Ram Inthra 3 Lat Pla Khao Ram Inthra 31 Maiyalap Vacharaphon  MRL : Lam Luk Ka - Tha Pha Ram Inthra 40 Khu Bon Ram Inthra 83 East Outer Ring Road Nopparat Rajathanee Bang Chan Setthabutbamphen Min Buri Market Min Buri  MRT : Bang Khun Non - Suwinthawong

The MRTA Pink Line is an elevated mass rapid transit line currently under construction in Bangkok and Nonthaburi Province, Thailand.

The monorail will be 34.5 km long with 30 stations. It will run in the northern part of the city from east Bangkok in Minburi , Bangkok along Ram Inthra Road to northwest Bangkok (Pak Kret District, Nonthaburi Province), Chaeng Watthana Road and Tiwanon Road ending at the Nonthaburi Civic Center. At the terminus there will be an interchange with MRT Purple Line and the proposed MRT Brown Line which is currently under evaluation. A short spur line to Impact, Muang Thong Thani from Si Rat station has also been proposed. The BSR consortium won the bid to construct and operate the MRTA Pink Line.

The line will also transfer with the SRT Dark Red Line which is under construction, the BTS Sukhumvit Line extension to Khu Khot (under construction), the planned BMA Grey Line in the future and interchange with the MRT Orange Line which is under construction. 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. The line is scheduled to open in 2022.

Construction commenced in December 2017. By 30 September 2018, overall construction had progressed to 10.37% ^[1]

History

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 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.^[2] A review in early 2012 was undertaken to consider the heavy rail option again. However, it was decided to proceed with the monorail 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 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 Road to Nong Chok was submitted.^[3] However, this will not be implemented. The expected cost of the line with the additional 6 extra stations is 55 billion baht.^[4]

The MRTA Pink line was then due to be tendered in the 3rd quarter of 2013 with construction due to commence in early 2014.^[5] 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.^[6] A subsequent coup in May 2014 resulted in a new military administration and the tender being deferred for 2014. The MRTA tender was subsequently not released until mid-2016.

In early December 2016, BSR Joint Venture (comprising BTS Group Holdings which owns 75%, Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction - STEC, and Ratchaburi Electricity Generation Holding - RATCH), won the bid for the project. The BSR also won the bid the Yellow Line project. ^[7]

On 16 June 2017, the MRT Pink Line project contracts were signed with the BSR consortium by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand with a scheduled operational date of 2022. ^[8] The BSR has established Northern Bangkok Monorail Company Limited to operate the monorail. The BSR also proposed a 2.8km spur monorail route to link to Impact, Muang Thong Thani from Si Rat station which is awaiting approval from the government.^[9]

Construction Progress

Construction of the MRT Pink Line began in December 2017 with the BSR consortium establishing a number of preparation work sites along the Chaeng Wattana rd/Ram Inthra rd corridor with the closure of lanes along this busy east-west corridor. ^[10] By 30 September 2018, overall construction had progressed to 10.37% ^[11]

Rolling stock

BSR has selected Bombardier INNOVIA 300 monorail rolling stock for the Pink line.^[12] The BSR has announced that they will purchase 42, 4 car sets to operate the Pink line.^[13]

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[14]	No. of Platform	Transfer(s)	Province
Pk1	Nonthaburi Civic Center	4	MRT   MRT	Nonthaburi
Pk2	Khae Rai	2
Pk3	Sanambin Nam	2
Pk4	Samakkhi	2
Pk5	Royal Irrigation Department	2
Pk6	Yeak Pak Kret	2
Pk7	Pak Kret Bypass	2
Pk8	Chaeng Wattana-Pak Kret 28	2
Pk9	Muang Thong Thani	2
Pk10	Si Rat	4	MRL  Impact Link
Pk11	Chaeng Watthana 14	2		Bangkok
Pk12	Government Complex	2
Pk13	TOT	2
Pk14	Lak Si	4	SRT   ARL
Pk15	Rajabhat Phranakhon	2
Pk16	Wat Phra Si Mahathat	4	BTS
Pk17	Ram Inthra 3	2
Pk18	Lat Pla Khao	2
Pk19	Ram Inthra Km.4	2
Pk20	Maiyalap	2
Pk21	Vatcharaphon	4	MRL
Pk22	Ram Inthra Km.6	2
Pk23	Khu Bon	2
Pk24	Synphaet	2
Pk25	East Outer Ring Road	2
Pk26	Nopparat	2
Pk27	Bang Chan	2
Pk28	Setthabutbamphen	2
Pk29	Min Buri Market	2
Pk30	Min Buri	4	MRT
Impact Link (Proposed extension)
Pk10	Si Rat	2	MRL  Main Line	Nonthaburi
MT01	Impact Challenger	2
MT02	Mueang Thong Lake	2

Future Extension

In 2016, Bangkok Mass Transit System PLC. (BTSC) has received a fund for IMPACT extension link from Bangkok Land Public Company Limited (SET: BLAND). This extension is proposed by BSR consortium as auction special offers to construct with the main project and gave to Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand that followed in a concession of the project.

This extension will provide two stations from Si Rat station, the first will located behind Impact Challenger building and the second will located near Muang Thong Thani Lake and Impact Forum in Pak Kred, Nonthaburi.

See also

• Bangkok Metro
• MRT Blue Line
• MRT Brown Line
• MRT Grey Line
• MRT Light Blue Line
• MRT Orange Line
• MRT Purple Line
• MRT Yellow Line
• BTS Skytrain
• Sukhumvit Line
• Silom Line
• Airport Rail Link (Bangkok)
• SRT Red Lines
• Bangkok BRT
• Other planned monorail lines in Bangkok include the Gold Line.

References

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

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