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BMA mulls transferring new rail lines
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/08/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt now wants to transfer two new electric rail projects to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), while City Hall is still struggling to clear up problems surrounding the Green Line’s concessions.
Private funds sought for Grey Line
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/05/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is planning to launch a bidding process to secure private investment in the Grey Line monorail project within the next two years, with an investment budget of 27 billion baht.
LRT airport link 'ready by 2029'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/04/2022
» The light rail transit (LRT) project linking Bang Na intersection and Suvarnabhumi airport is expected to break ground in 2025 with the first-phase operation to be launched by 2029, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
City Hall hires consultants to oversee new monorail
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/08/2021
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has hired consulting firms to provide analysis ahead of a public-private partnership (PPP) for the capital's new monorail project.
BTS operator threatens to sue City Hall over skytrain debt
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/04/2021
» The operator of the BTS skytrain is considering suing the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to collect some 30 billion baht in costs incurred from running the Green Line extension, its chief operating officer said on Friday.
MRTA signs Pink Line add-on deal
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/02/2021
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) on Tuesday signed a contract to jointly invest in designing, constructing and finding an electric rail operation system to provide maintenance services to the Pink Line's 4-billion-baht Si Rat-Muang Thong Thani extension route.
Bangkok rail hub nears completion
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/06/2020
» After several decades of dormancy, Thailand's rail transport sector is entering a renaissance.
Skywalk to link rail and water transport
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/08/2014
» An elevated walkway will be built to link Bang Wah BTS station with a new pier in Phasi Charoen district, City Hall has said.
Taksin station removal begins
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/06/2012
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is dismantling the platform at Saphan Taksin BTS station above Sathon Bridge to make room for the installation of dual tracks.
Motorists shrug off first gas price rise
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/01/2012
» Customers at filling stations have yet to feel the pain of the first gas price rise, which took effect yesterday, a survey suggests.