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THE MRT PURPLE LINE PROJECT (BANG YAI - BANG SUE SECTION) Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) has been trusted and granted concession for investment and operation of the M&E Systems and O&M Services for the MRT Purple Line Project, Bang Yai - Bang Sue Section (Khlong Bang Phai Station - Tao Poon Station), by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) for a period of 30 years from the date of execution of the Agreement on September 4, 2013, which will be opened for service in August 2016. Description of the Project The MRT Purple Line, Bang Yai - Bang Sue Section, is an elevated railway system throughout the route, for the total distance of 23 kilometers, totaling 16 stations, namely, Khlong Bang Phai Station, Talad Bang Yai Station, Sam Yaek Bang Yai Station, Bang Phlu Station, Bang Rak Yai Station, Bang Rak Noi Tha It Station, Sai Ma Station, Phra Nang Klao Bridge Station, Yaek Nonthaburi 1 Station, Bangkrasor Station, Nonthaburi Civic Center Station, Ministry of Public Health Station, Yaek Tiwanon Station, Wong Sawang Station, Bang Son Station, Tao Poon Station, with Tao Poon Station serving as an interchange station between the MRT Purple Line and the MRT Blue Line. Details of the Route The MRT Purple Line, Bang Yai – Bang Sue Section, starts at Khlong Bang Phai Station where depot is located, the Outer Ring Road (West), Kanchanaphisek, turning left to Rattanathibet Road, crossing the Chao Phraya River around Phra Nang Klao Bridge, before reaching Khae Rai Intersection, turning right onto Tiwanon Road, turning left onto Bangkok - Nonthaburi Road until Tao Poon Intersection, with Tao Poon Station connecting with M.R.T. Chaloem Ratchamongkhon Line Project (the MRT Blue Line, Hua Lamphong - Bang Sue Section) which in the future will connect with the MRT Blue Line Extension, Bang Sue - Tha Phra Section, and the MRT Purple Line Project, Tao Poon - Rat Burana Section. The MRT Purple Line Project, Bang Yai - Bang Sue Section, has 4 park and ride facilities, as follows: • Khlong Bang Phai Station; • Sam Yaek Bang Yai Station; • Bang Rak Noi Tha It Station; and • Yaek Nonthaburi 1 Station. ANNUAL REPORT 2015 1 Train There are 21 rolling stocks, 3-car train type, used in the MRT Purple Line Project, manufactured by Japan Transport Engineering Company (J-Trec). They are made of stainless steel, covered with vinyl, and are powered by the power system, loading power from the third rail of 750 VDC. Significant Description of the Train • 65 meters in length for 3-car train; • Possible maximum speed of 80 kilometers/hour; • Average speed of service of 35 kilometers/hour; • Passenger capacity per 3-car train (totaling 126 seats); • 6 standees/square meter: 921 persons/train; • CCTVs installed 4 points inside each car and 1 point in the driver cab. The 3-car train will be semi-permanently connected to each other. We can add the number of cars to be a total of 6-car train. The ATP/ signaling system and platform screen door system have been designed to be compatible with both 3-car train and 6-car train types. Opening Test Run Ceremony of the MRT Purple Line, Bang Yai - Bang Sue Section On December 14, 2015, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister, presided over the Opening Ceremony for Trial Run of the MRT Purple Line, Bang Yai - Bang Sue Section, at Khlong Bang Phai Depot, as organized by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited, with high-ranking executives of both the public and private agencies participating the ceremony and welcoming all relevant public and private agencies in the ceremony. In this regard, the Prime Minister took a metro journey from Khlong Bang Phai Station to Talad Bang Yai Station. BANGKOK EXPRESSWAY AND METRO PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED .