The operators of Bangkok’s Green and Yellow strains are going through increasing stress to construct a 2.6-kilometre connection between the 2 electric train systems. This would allow Bangkok commuters to conveniently change strains at Ratchayothin and Lat Phrao stations.
The Yellow Line monorail, set to begin operations later this yr, will serve as a mass-transit hyperlink for commuters in Bangkok’s north and eastern suburbs.
Currently, without the connecting link, Bangkok commuters should reroute their journey through the Blue Line, leading to increased travel prices. A source revealed that a proposal to build the lacking link had already handed an environmental impact evaluation six years ago.
The proposed link would run along Ratchadaphisek Road, connecting Lat Phrao Station on the Yellow Line with Phahonyothin 24 and Ratchayothin stations on the Green Line. The extension would move via significant areas, such as the Criminal Court and Chandrakasem Rajabhat University reported Bangkok Post.
However, Because has not progressed due to opposition from the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), the operator of the Blue Line. A feasibility examine on the missing link estimated that the Blue Line might lose four,800 Bangkok commuters per day within the first yr of the extension’s opening, equating to a lack of around 2.7 billion baht all through the 30-year concession.
The MRTA remains to be considering whether to approve the proposal, but they could not be reached for comment. Deputy Democrat Party chief Samart Ratchapolsitte urged all stakeholders to resolve negotiations on the hyperlink before the Yellow Line commences providers for passengers’ convenience..