BANGKOK, 14 September 2014 – The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is expediting the “Blue Line” electric train project from Tha Phra – Phutthamonthon Sai 4. The project’s auctions are expected to begin in 2016.
MRTA Governor Yongsit Rotesrikul said the MRTA had allocated budget of around 40 million baht to study and design the 8-kilometers long Blue Line whose total investment value was 140 billion baht. The project would be submitted to the Cabinet within next year before auctions started in 2016, the governor said.
The Blue Line electric train extension project is under the strategy to develop the country’s transportation infrastructure for the years 2015-2022. The strategy has been approved by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).
