Bangkok Skytrain Transit System, Thailand
Key Data:
Metropolitan Population
Approx. 11 million
System:
Ownership
Bangkok Expressway Rapid Transit Authority (ERTA)
Developing Consortium
Siemens / Italian-Thai Development PCL
Operator
Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited
Date Opened
December 1999
Route Length
23.1km (14.4 miles)
Gauge
1,435mm
Lines
Two
Number of Stations
23
Frequency
Two minutes
Capacity – Sukhumvit Line
22,000 per hour, each direction
Capacity – Silom Line
13,500 per hour, each direction
Rolling Stock:
Builder
Alstom/Siemens
Max Speed
80km/h (50mph)
Nominal Capacity
846 passengers per three-car train
Power Supply
750V dc third rail
Vehicle Total (1998)
35 x three-car trains
Special Characteristics:
Part of early master plan to solve acute city centre congestion
Lines elevated to avoid conflict with roads
Serious financing problems because of passenger shortfall
Government asset takeover in 2008
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