Bangkok BRT

BRT Bus Rapid Transit is a new transit system in Bangkok, Thailand. A plan has been approved to build 5 bus routes to a design similar to the TransJakarta. The first route, Sathon to Ratchaphruek, opened to the public on 29 May 2010.

The five BRT routes will cover just over 110 kilometres and cost nearly 13 billion baht. The routes can accommodate 50,000 passengers a day in the first year.

The next line that will be built is the Mor Chit - Pak Kred line which BMA expect to be complete in 2012.^[1]

Sathon to Ratchaphruek route

The first route from Sathon to Ratchaphruek via Narathiwat Ratchanakharin and Rama III roads, opened to the public on 29 May 2010. This was later than 12 August 2008 as originally planned. The service will run as a free trial through to the end of August 2010, followed by a flat fare from September to December 2010, with the distance-based fare scheme being introduced in 2011. However, the flat rate was extended for another 6 months from January 1, 2011.^[2]

See also

• List of bus rapid transit systems
• Bangkok Metro
• Bangkok Skytrain
• SRT Lines
• Suvarnabhumi Airport Link

References

1. ^ http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/transport/37955/first-rapid-bus-line-opens-for-free-trial/
2. ^ http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=114195831987600&id=126259220734475

External links

• Official Website
• Bangkok post 3 March 2009
• Google map of the Sathorn-Ratchpruek route by Richard Barrow