Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region
Opened transit lines map in 2016
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Owner | BMA, MRTA, and SRT |
| Locale | Bangkok Metropolitan Region |
| Transit type | Heavy rail, light rail, monorail, and commuter rail |
| Number of lines | 6 |
| Number of stations | 93* out of planned 310* *if transfer stations are counted as one |
| Daily ridership | 884,000 |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | December 5, 1999 |
| Operator(s) | BTS, BEM, and SRT |
| Technical | |
| System length | Current: 110.29 km (68.53 mi) Plan: 538.99 km (334.91 mi) |
| Electrification | Overhead line and Third rail |
| Top speed | MRT: 80 km/h (50 mph) Commuter: 160 km/h (99 mph) |
The Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region or M-Map is the latest version in a series of Thai government plans for the development of an urban rail transit network serving the Greater Bangkok area. It was drafted under the care of the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) of the Ministry of Transport.
The first version of the plan, endorsed by the cabinet on 27 September 1994 and to be implemented from 1995 to 2011, consisted of an extension of 135 kilometres (84 mi) to the three systems already in progress (the MRT Blue Line, the Sukhumvit and Silom lines of the BTS Skytrain and the Bangkok Elevated Road and Train System (BERTS)), which would have had a combined length of 103 kilometres (64 mi).
Following the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and the cancellation of the BERTS, a system totalling 375 kilometres (233 mi) to begin in 2001 was proposed, to be developed in three stages: 141.9 kilometres (88.2 mi) during 2001–11, 158.2 kilometres (98.3 mi) during 2012–21 and 75.3 kilometres (46.8 mi) from 2022 onwards.
Due to the slow progress of development following URMAP, a new plan was drafted consisting of 475.05 kilometres (295.18 mi) of rail in addition to the then-completed MRT Blue Line, the Sukhumvit and Silom BTS lines, the MRT purple line, and the Airport Rail Link to undergo rapid development during 2010–29. The plan was approved by the cabinet in 2016, and consisted of the following extensions:
The current plan was endorsed by the Commission for the Management of Land Traffic, chaired by then-Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, on 8 February 2010. It designates eight primary routes, consisting of two commuter rail lines, an airport rail link, and five rapid transit lines, as well as four feeder lines. The routes, totalling 555.74 kilometres (345.32 mi), are to be constructed within a development period of twenty years (2010–29). They are:
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