Light Blue Line (Bangkok)

The Light Blue Line (Din Daeng – Sathon) is a planned monorail line to be built in Bangkok, Thailand. Its path runs along a north–south axis. This line would link the Din Daeng housing community areas, Bangkok City Hall 2, Makkasan Station (for the Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link), and the business area along Sathon Road.

BMA Light Blue Line
รถไฟฟ้าสายสีฟ้า
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Overview
StatusPlanned
OwnerBangkok Metropolitan Administration
LocaleBangkok, Thailand
TerminiPracha Songkhro
Chong Nonsi
Stations9 (Planned)
Service
SystemBangkok Mass Rapid Transit
Operator(s)Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Technical
Line length9.5 kilometers (5.9 mi) (est.)
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph) ?
Route map

 Pracha Songkhro
 Mit Mitri
 Din Daeng
 Makkasan
Phetchaburi
 Phloen Chit
 Lumphini
Suan Phlu
 Chong Nonsi

The total distance of the route is approximately 9.5 km with 9 stations and an estimated 320,000 passengers per day. The line was tentatively planned to be completed by 2029, but was deferred in 2011 by the Yingluck government. In 2013, the BMA took over responsibility for the Light Blue line project.

As of early 2022, there is no plan to build this line.

Progress

The Yingluck Shinawatra-led Phua Thai government, elected in July 2011, decided not to pursue plans to continue the Grey Line and the Light Blue Line, citing that the lines would not be feasible within their 4-year, 10-lines priority plan. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration was invited to consider both projects but they would have to fund them.[1]

Given delays in 2013 and 2014 with tendering other priority mass transit lines related to the political crisis in Thailand, it is highly unlikely that the Light Blue line will be considered by either the BMA or the MRTA for many years. As early 2022, there are no plans to implement the Light Blue line by the BMA.

Stations

The route has a total of 9 planned stations.

List of Planned Stations
Code Station Name Number of train platforms Transfer
Pracha Songkhro  MRT  (under tender)
Mit Maitri
Din Daeng
Makkasan  ARL   MRT   SRT  (Tender 2022)
Phetchaburi
Phloen Chit  BTS 
Lumphini  MRT 
Suan Phlu
Chong Nonsi  BTS 
Bangkok BRT

Network Map

See also

References
  1. เพื่อไทยรื้อแผนปชป. ตัดทิ้งรถไฟฟ้าสองสาย เส้นวัชรพล-พระราม 9 และดินแดง-สาธร
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