Latest Bangkok News

• 7 Dec 2023 | Infrastructure

  Bangkok’s MRT Pink Line Commences Passenger Service

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  Bangkok’s MRT Pink Line has commenced trail operations, transporting passengers on an automated Innovia monorail system supplied by Alstom. 

• 1 May 2020 | Infrastructure

  Blue Line Extension Opens on Bangkok Metro

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  The Blue Line extension of the Bangkok Metro has started full revenue services. It is now 48km long with 38 stations out to Lok Song.

• 5 Dec 2019 | Rolling Stock

  All New Metro Trains for Bangkok Skytrain Now in Service

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  All 22 metro train the Siemens Mobility consortium delivered for the Green Line of the Bangkok metro are now in passenger service.

• 15 Apr 2019 | Rolling Stock

  Industry Insider Week 15 – 9 Must-Read Rail News Stories

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  The Railway-News Industry Insider Week 15, with all the week's rail news, including problems with the ICE 4 and new trains for South Africa.

• 11 Apr 2019 | Rolling Stock

  New Siemens Metros for Bangkok Skytrain System

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  7 Siemens metro trains are now running on the Bangkok Skytrain, including the most recent extension that opened in December 2018.

• 18 Dec 2017 | Business

  Siemens to Deliver Fully Automated People Movers for Bangkok

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  Siemens is set to deliver 6 fully Automated People Movers for Interlink Communication Public Company Limited, to connect the current and new…

• 20 Sep 2017 | Business

  Siemens Signs Bangkok Blue Line Extension Contract

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  The Bangkok Blue Line is being extended by a further 28 kilometers and 19 additional stations. A large part of the extension, from Hua Lamph…

• 15 Aug 2017 | Business

  Bombardier Secures Monorail Contracts in Thailand

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  Bombardier Transportation has secured contracts for its BOMBARDIER INNOVIA Monorail 300 system for two new monorail lines in Bangkok.

• 11 Aug 2016 | Asia

  MRT Purple Line CBTC Provided by Bombardier

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  The MRT Purple line CBTC system was provided by Bombardier, with its CITYFLO 650 system, delivering an efficient, high capacity and safe ope…

• 11 Aug 2016 | Asia

  Mitsubishi Electric Deliver MRT Purple Line Escalators

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  Mitsubishi Electric Corporation have announced the delivery of the MRT Purple line escalators and elevators in Bangkok, Thailand.

• 24 May 2016 | Asia

  Bangkok Metro Order Siemens and Bozankaya Trains

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  Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company (BTSC) has ordered 22 four-unit metro trains from a Siemens and Bozankaya consortium to operate o…