Airport link launch delayed The State Railway of Thailand is delaying the opening of its Airport Rail Link after it found the developer Siemens would be unable to finish the railway on time.
SRT governor Yutthana Thapcharoen yesterday said his agency had planned to start commercial services between inner Bangkok and Suvarnabhumi airport next month, but Siemens was not ready ... Bangkok will expand the rail system to ease the traffic congestion in Bangkok The Thai cabinet had approved the extension plan for the skytrain's Orange Line connecting Min Buri and Bang Kapi to alleviate traffic problems in eastern Bangkok.
The cabinet had also given a green light to the Pink Line running between Pak Kret in Nonthaburi and Min Buri.
The cabinet had also agreed to extend the Airport Link running between ... Bangkok Airport to city Rail Link set to be in service soon The 28-kilometre Airport Rail Link connecting Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport with the city centre will be fully operational in a few months, according to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as quoted by the Thai News Agency.
The Prime Minister, Transport Minister Sophon Zarum and other members of the Cabinet participated in a special ... Bangkok Airport Rail Link to be in service by mid-2010 The 28-kilometre Airport Rail Link connecting Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport with the city centre will be fully operational within the next six months, mid-2010, at the latest, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Friday.
Speaking after presiding over a special test run of the Airport Rail Link with members of his cabinet, Mr Abhisit said his ... Commuters satisfied with test run of airport link The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) began its trial run of the airport link railway Wednesday, connecting Makkasan railway station in Bangkok and Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakan province.
A large number of the prospective passengers showed interest in traveling on the test run of the 28.6 kilometre route Wednesday, according to ... Airport Rail Link open for test run on Oct 1 The Airport Rail Link will operate the test run on October 1, in preparation for official operation commencement on Dec 5 as planned.
Yuthana Thapcharoen, governor of the State Railway of Thailand, said on Monday that the public is invited to join the test run, with the tickets available at the Makkasan office or SRT public relations office. The ... Suvarnabhumi Airport Link sets soft launch for December 5 The long-delayed Airport Rail Link project, providing direct rail service to and from Suvarnabhumi Airport, will start providing free service to the public from this December 5 which coincides with the birthday celebrations of His Majesty the King, said State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Governor Yuthana Tupcharoen.
People interested in free rides ...
The Suvarnabhumi Airport Link is an airport rail link under construction
from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to the planned City Air Terminal in Makkasan, Bangkok, Thailand.
The standard gauge line, forming the eastern section of the Light Red
line, will be 28.6 km long and is elevated for most its length,
running above existing railway right-of-way, with a short at-grade
connection to the airport. Both non-stop Suvarnabhumi Airport Express
services and stopping Suvarnabhumi Airport City Line commuter services
will be operated, with Express journeys taking 15 minutes and Commuter
trips 27 minutes.