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Khon Kaen Light Rail Transit
The Khon Kaen Light Rail Transit Project is a planned light rail transit system consisting of an initial 16 stations to serve Khon Kaen Province in north-east Thailand. A Phase 2 five-station extension is also planned. The line will have both at-grade and elevated sections. Fares are expected to be a flat 15 baht. As of 2020, construction has yet to start. History The original plan for mass transit in Khon Kaen consisted of a four line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network which was proposed in 2012. By 2014, a master plan for the BRT network had been finalised. However, in early 2015, Khon Kaen Mayor proposed converting the long North-South Red BRT line into a light rail line as part of Khon Kaen's Smart City development program and to integrate with the future planned North East high speed rail to Nong Khai. By mid 2015, a feasibility study was commissioned for a light rail line. In mid March 2016, the Thai government signed a decree approving the project and provided a budget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Transport In Thailand
The railway network of Thailand is managed and operated by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and has a route length of 4,346 km (2,700 mi). 151 km (94 mi) or 3.47% of all the routes are electrified. History Interest in rail transport in Siam can be traced to when King Rama IV was given a gift of a model railway from Queen Victoria in 1855. The first railway line, 20 km in length, named the Paknam Railway between Bangkok– Samut Prakan began construction in July 1891 under a 50-year concession with a Danish company. Paknam Railway opened in 1894. This railway line was electrified in 1925, made it into the second electric railway service of Southeast Asia after Dutch East Indies (now known as Indonesia). This railway line was decommissioned on 1 January 1959. Royal State Railways of Siam (RSR) was found in 1890 at the same time with a construction of the Bangkok- Ayutthaya railway (), the first part of the Northern Line, was started in 1891 and opene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phuket Island Light Rail Transit
The Phuket Island Light Rail Transit project is a planned MRTA light rail transit system for Phuket and Phang Nga provinces in Thailand. The line will consist of 24 stations running from Takua Thung District in Phang Nga Province to Phuket City and terminating at Chalong intersection. The line will have at-grade and elevated sections. The cost of the project is estimated at 35 billion baht (approximately US$1.1 billion). Phase one will connect Phuket International Airport to Chalong with 21 stations and be long. The second phase will extend the line north from Thalang station to Takua Thung District in order to connect with a proposed Surat Thani– Phang Nga Province SRT intercity railway line. The project was planned to be tendered in late 2019 with construction starting in 2020 for a scheduled 2024 opening of Phase 1. However, in August 2020 during a public meeting in Phuket town the MRTA Assistant Governor Sarot Torsuwan stated that the project would be tendered as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Urban Rail Systems In Thailand
List of urban rail systems in Thailand lists urban rail transit systems in Thailand. As of 2018, Bangkok is the only Thai city which has operational urban rail systems. Bangkok Metropolitan Region Bangkok Metropolitan Region is, , served by three rapid transit rail systems. The BTS Skytrain consists of two elevated lines, the Sukhumvit Line and the Silom Line. The underground Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) also consists of two lines, the Blue Line and Purple Line. Finally, the elevated Airport Rail Link (ARL) links to Suvarnabhumi Airport. Although proposals for the development of rapid transit in Bangkok had been made since 1975, leading to plans for the failed Lavalin Skytrain, it was only in 1999 that the BTS finally began operation. *Commuter Rail ** State Railway of Thailand will operate '' Red Line'' and '' Light Red Line'' *Airport rail link ** SRT Electrified Train operates Airport Rail Link *Rapid transit ** BTS Skytrain operates Light Green Line and Dark Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sila LRT Station
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Nam Ton LRT Station
Nam, Nam, or The Nam are shortened terms for: * Vietnam, which is also spelled ''Viet Nam'' * The Vietnam War Nam, The Nam or NAM may also refer to: Arts and media * Nam, a fictional character in anime series ''Dragon Ball'' * ''NAM'' (video game), a 1998 PC game * '' The 'Nam'', a Vietnam War comic series by Marvel Organizations and movements * NAM Aidsmap, a UK organization and website formerly named the National AIDS Manual and now often simply aidsmap * National Academy of Medicine, of the US National Academies of Sciences * National-Anarchist Movement, a radical, racist, anti-capitalist, anti-Marxist, and anti-statist ideology * National Anti-crisis Management, a shadow government created in Belarus in October 2020 * National Arbitration and Mediation, a US dispute-resolution provider * National Army Museum, a national museum of the British Army in London, England * National Association of Manufacturers, an industrial trade association and advocacy group in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VIP Home LRT Station
A very important person or personage (VIP or V.I.P.) is a person who is accorded special privileges due to their high social status, influence or importance. The term was not common until sometime after World War 2 by RAF pilots. Examples include celebrities, heads of state or heads of government, other politicians, major employers, high rollers, high-level corporate officers, bankers, economists, physicians, clergy, military personnel, Crime bosses, wealthy individuals, or any other socially notable person who receives special treatment for any reason. The special treatment usually involves separation from common people, and a higher level of comfort or service. In some cases, such as with tickets, VIP may be used as a title in a similar way to ''premium'' or ''exclusive.'' Usually, VIP tickets can be purchased by anyone, but still meaning separation from other customers, own security checks etc. Sometimes, the term ''very very important person'' (''VVIP'' or '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
