’s Rail Transport Infrastructure Development Strategy 2015-2022

Dr.Pichet Kunadhamraks Director of Rail Project Development Office

Infrastructure Quality

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Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, World Economic Forum 2015 Transportation issues in Thailand Time Line of Thailand Railway Modernization (2015-2035)

2035: 2015: Lanuched 8 - Finished final phases double Years Infrastructure tracks finished and 7,XXX km are Modernization Plans in operating - 464 km Metro Lines are in Aug. 2016 Open 2022: Yellow, Pink & operating Orange Lines - 4 lines HSR are in operating 2017 Sourth Green Line/

2019: Blue Iine Extension / North Green Line

HSR BKK-Rayong 2018: SRT Double Tracks 1st Phase . > 3 MM THB Rail Asset* HSR BKK-Huahin HSR BKK-Chiangmai . > 8% rail transportation sharing 2011: Launched Railway 2020: . 5-8 M person trips daily nd HSR BKK-Korat Modernization Plans - SRT Double Tracks 2 Phase - Red Line Open . Center of ASEAN in railway 2022: Finished Lanuched 8 Years Infrastructure 2017: Launched Modernization Plans Department of Railway & Railway Transportation Act

2016, BBC ranked as 2nd most congested city Solutions

“Road for Transport People not Vehicles”

Bang Sue - Hualumphong 20.8 km

Airport Rail Link 28 km Bang Sue – Taling Chan 15 km

Taksin Bridge – Bang Wa 7.5 km Onnut - Baring 5.25 km Mo Chit – Onnut National Stadium – Taksin Bridge 24 km 10 Existing in Bangkok and Metropolitan area

Bangkok MRT (Green lines) Opening on December 1999. Transit Type – Heavy rail Total length : 31 kilometers. (2 routes) Ridership : 660,000 passenger-trips/day Existing Public and Metropolitan area

Bangkok MRT () Opening on July 2004. Transit Type – Heavy rail Total length : 20 kilometers. Ridership : 260,000 passenger-trips/working day Existing Public transport in Bangkok and Metropolitan area

Airport rail link Opening on August 2010. Connecting Bangkok City Air Terminal and downtown to Transit Type – Heavy rail Total length : 28.5 kilometers. Ridership : 53,000 passenger-trips/working day • Opened to public : on August 6th, 2016 • 21 three-car trainsets from J-TREC

14 Moshit – Kukot (18.4 km) 15% 2020 Bang Sue – – Bang Khae (27 km) 86% 2019 Bearing – Samutprakan (12.8 km) 99% 2018 Bang Sue - Rangsit (26 km) 75% 2020

Operational Status of the current Mass System Project

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Outdoor Amphitheatre Area Development Cabinet Approved in 2016 (4 Projects / 112 km)

1 KaeRai- Minburi (34.5 Km.) 4 Bangsue-Hualumpong (8.5 Km.) 4 Bangsue– Phyathai– Huamak (19 Km.)

2 Cultural Center– Minburi (21.5 Km.)

3 Ladpro– Pattanakarn- Samrong (30.4 Km.)

0 2 5 10 กม. Km. 20 Project Details - Straddle - Elevated 34.5 km. and 30 stations Invest Cost 1,522 Million USD Construction May 2017 Start Operation August 2020

Depot & P&R

21 Project Details - Straddle Monorail - Elevated 30.4 km. and 23 stations Invest Cost 1,474 Million USD Construction May 2017 Start Operation August 2020

Depot & P&R

22 – Minburi Project Details Underground structure for 12.2 km and 10 Stations Elevated structure for 9 km and 7 Stations Cost 3,133 Million USD Construction February 2017 Start Operation June 2022

23 8 Rangsit - Thammasat University (10 km) 5 Ku Kot - Lamlukka (6.5 km) To be tendered in 2017 (8 projects / 104.3 km) 3 ARL: Donmuang–Phyathai (21.8 Km.)

7 TalingChan-Salaya (14 km) 4 Taling Chan-Cultural Center (17.5 km)

Bang Kae–Phutthamonthon Sai 4 2 (8km) 1 Bang sue– Rat Burana (23.8 km)

6 Samutprakan-BangPu 0 2 5 10 กม. (7 km) Km. 24 25

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