Thailand’s Rail Transport Infrastructure Development Strategy 2015-2022 Dr.Pichet Kunadhamraks Director of Rail Project Development Office Infrastructure Quality 42 72 56 34 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 Purple Line Open 2022: Yellow, Pink & operating Orange Lines - 4 lines HSR are in operating 2017 Sourth Green Line/ Gold 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 Bangkok 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 Public transport 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 transport in Bangkok and Metropolitan area Bangkok MRT (Blue line) 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 Suvarnabhumi Airport 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 – Tha Phra – 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 Rapid Transit System Project 17 Nodes Links 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 monorail - 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 Thailand Cultural Centre – 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 27 28.