Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday inspected progress on the Pink Line, an elevated monorail system under construction, prior to starting a trial run at the end of the year.
Gen Prayut, accompanied by Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda, boarded a train on a test run between Min Buri and Lat Pla Khao stations on Monday. During the ride, the premier received a briefing about construction progress from Pakapong Sirikantaramas, governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA).
The Pink Line is one of several electric train lines and sections initiated by the Prayut government. The others are; the Purple Line covering 23km; the 18.7km Green Line from Mor Chit to Kukot; the 14km Blue Line (Hua Lamphong-Bang Kae section); the 13km Blue Line (Bang Sue-Tha Phra section); the 1.8km Gold Line from Krung Thon Buri to Klong San; the 26.3km Red Line (Bang Sue-Rangit section); the 15.2km Red Line (Bang Sue-Taling Chan section); and the 30.4km Yellow Line from Lat Phrao to Samrong. Altogether they cover a total of 142km.
The Pink Line links Lat Phrao in northern Bangkok with Samrong in the city's east. It runs along the middle of Ram Intra Road, then heads to Chaeng Watthana before terminating at the Khae Rai junction.
The Pink Line will use the same monorail train model as the Yellow Line that is now in operation, with four to seven passenger carriages capable of carrying up to 28,000 passengers per hour.
There are 30 stations and two extended stations, along the 34km Pink Line, from Khae Rai Station to Muang Thong Thani. They include interchange stations for transfers to and from the Purple Line, the BTS's Green Line, and the future Orange Line.
