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Greater Bangkok commuter rail | |
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![]() Commuter rail atHua Lamphong Railway Station | |
Overview | |
Owner | State Railway of Thailand |
Locale | Bangkok Metropolitan Region and adjacent provinces |
Transit type | Commuter rail |
Number of lines | 5 |
Operation | |
Operator(s) | State Railway of Thailand |
Technical | |
System length | 623 km (387 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
Electrification | None usediesel locomotive ordiesel multiple unit |
Greater Bangkok commuter rail is acommuter rail system inBangkok Metropolitan Region,Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province,Saraburi Province,Lopburi Province,Suphan Buri Province,Ratchaburi Province,Chacheongsao Province,Nakhon Nayok Province,Prachinburi Province, andSamut Songkhram Province. It runs from and to the outskirts of the city during the rush hour, and the passenger number is high. It is operated byState Railway of Thailand (SRT) that also operatesinter-city rail. Commuter rail services always have number 3xx. Most of the system aredouble track.
Line | Connection(s) | Length | Terminus | Gauge |
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Lopburi Line | SRT Northern Line SRT Dark Red Line | 133 km (83 mi) | Hua Lamphong -Lop Buri | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
Kaeng Khoi Line | SRT Northeastern Line SRT Dark Red Line | 125 km (78 mi) | Hua Lamphong -Kaeng Khoi | |
Prachinburi Line | SRT Eastern Line Airport Rail Link SRT Light Red Line | 122 km (76 mi) | Hua Lamphong -Prachin Buri | |
Ratchaburi Line | SRT Southern Line SRT Light Red Line | 101 km (63 mi) | Thon Buri -Ratchaburi | |
Suphanburi Line | SRT Southern Line SRT Light Red Line | 142 km (88 mi) | Hua Lamphong -Suphanburi |
TheMaeklong Railway (also known as theMae Klong Railway) is a1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) (Metre gauge) railway that runs for nearly 67 kilometres (42 mi)[1] betweenWongwian Yai,Bangkok, andSamut Songkhram inCentralThailand. The line consist of two sections: the eastern Mahachai Line, which runs betweenWongwian Yai andMahachai; and the Ban Laem Line, which runs betweenBan Laem andMaeklong. The two stretches are separated by theTha Chin River at Samut Sakhon. The only way to connect between the stations on the opposite sides of the river is by boat.[2]
TheRed Line Mass Transit System Project is a moderncommuter rail system to serve theBangkok Metropolitan Region. Part of theMass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region, it consists of two lines, theDark Red Line) running fromThammasat University'sRangsit campus toMaha Chai inSamut Sakhon Province, and theLight Red Line running fromSala Ya inNakhon Pathom Province toHua Mak inBangkok, with both passing throughKrung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal which acts as a connecting hub to theMRT system atBang Sue. The initial segments of the lines opened in 2021. Most of the railway runs alongside existing national railway tracks, eventually replacing them. Segments running through inner-city areas are elevated, and the system is electrified byoverhead lines. The system is owned and is being developed by theState Railway of Thailand.[3][4] Since the Red Lines run roughly along the alignment of the failedHopewell Project, they have been described as a "Hopewell revival".[5]