Bangkok BRT
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BRT Bus Rapid Transit is a new transit system in Bangkok
, Thailand
.
A plan has been approved to build 5 bus routes to a design similar to the TransJakarta
. The first route, Sathon
to Ratchaphruek, opened to the public on 29 May 2010.
The five BRT routes will cover just over 110 kilometres and cost nearly 13 billion baht.
The routes can accommodate 50,000 passengers a day in the first year.
The next line that will be built is the Mor Chit - Pak Kred line which BMA expect to be complete in 2012.
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
A plan has been approved to build 5 bus routes to a design similar to the TransJakarta
TransJakarta
TransJakarta is a bus rapid transit system in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was the first BRT system in Southern and Southeast Asia. TransJakarta started on January 15, 2004. As of March 2011, there were 10 corridors in operation, with five more to be built...
. The first route, Sathon
Sathon
Sathon or Sathorn is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by six other districts : Bang Rak, Pathum Wan, Khlong Toei, Yan Nawa, Bang Kho Laem, and Khlong San ....
to Ratchaphruek, opened to the public on 29 May 2010.
The five BRT routes will cover just over 110 kilometres and cost nearly 13 billion baht.
The routes can accommodate 50,000 passengers a day in the first year.
The next line that will be built is the Mor Chit - Pak Kred line which BMA expect to be complete in 2012.
| Bus Routes | Kilometers | Finished |
|---|---|---|
| Sathorn - Rama 3 Road - Ratchapruek, Thonburi | 16.5 km | 29 May 2010 |
| Don Mueang Don Mueang Don Mueang is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by : Amphoe Mueang and Amphoe Lam Luk Ka of Pathum Thani Province; Sai Mai, Bang Khen and Lak Si of Bangkok; and Amphoe Pak Kret of Nonthaburi Province.... - Min Buri Min Buri Min Buri is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts : Khlong Sam Wa, Nong Chok, Lat Krabang, Saphan Sung, and Khan Na Yao.-History:... - Suvarnabhumi Suvarnabhumi Airport Suvarnabhumi Airport , also known as Bangkok International Airport, is an international airport serving Bangkok, Thailand. It was officially opened for limited domestic flight service on 15 September 2006, and opened for most domestic and all international commercial flights on 28 September... |
38 km | |
| Mor Chit - Pak Kret | 18.7 km | 2012 |
| Min Buri Min Buri Min Buri is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts : Khlong Sam Wa, Nong Chok, Lat Krabang, Saphan Sung, and Khan Na Yao.-History:... - Si Nakharin - Sukhumvit 107 |
25 km | |
| Bang Na Bang Na Bang Na is one of the fifty districts of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbors, clockwise from the north, are the Phra Khanong and Prawet districts of Bangkok, Amphoe Bang Phli, Amphoe Mueang, and Amphoe Phra Pradaeng of Samut Prakan Province.-History:... - Suvarnabhumi Suvarnabhumi Airport Suvarnabhumi Airport , also known as Bangkok International Airport, is an international airport serving Bangkok, Thailand. It was officially opened for limited domestic flight service on 15 September 2006, and opened for most domestic and all international commercial flights on 28 September... |
15.6 km |
Sathon to Ratchaphruek route
The first route from Sathon to Ratchaphruek via Narathiwat Ratchanakharin and Rama III roads, opened to the public on 29 May 2010. This was later than 12 August 2008 as originally planned. The service will run as a free trial through to the end of August 2010, followed by a flat fare from September to December 2010, with the distance-based fare scheme being introduced in 2011. However, the flat rate was extended for another 6 months from January 1, 2011.| Code | Station Name | RTGS Royal Thai General System of Transcription The Royal Thai General System of Transcription is the official system for rendering Thai language words in the Latin alphabet, published by the Royal Institute of Thailand... Name |
Thai | Transfer | Coordinates |
| Sathorn to Ratchpruek route | |||||
| 3 | Yen Arkart | Yen Akat | เย็นอากาศ | ||
| 5 | Phraram -Rama III | Phraram 3 | พระราม 3 | ||
| 7 | Wat Pariwas | Wat Pariwat | วัดปริวาส | ||
| 9 | Rama IX Bridge | Saphan Phraram 9 | สะพานพระราม 9 | ||
| 11 | Rama III Bridge | Saphan Phraram 3 | สะพานพระราม 3 | ||