MRT Light Blue Line
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The MRT Light Blue Line is a planned mass rapid transit line to be built in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

. Its path runs along the north - south axis. This line is to support the Din Daeng housing community areas, Bangkok City Hall 2, Makkasan city air terminal (Suvarnabhumi Airport Link), and business area along Sathon Road
Sathon Road
Sathon Road is a major road that passes through Sathon district in central Bangkok, Thailand. It is an important transportation link between Phra Nakhon and Thonburi sides of Bangkok....

. The total distance of the route is approximately 9.5 km and is expected to service 319,000 passengers per day. The project and construction is expected to terminate in the year of 2029.

Progress

The new Yingluck Shinawatra
Yingluck Shinawatra
Yingluck Shinawatra , or nickname Pu , is a Thai businesswoman and politician, member of the Pheu Thai Party, and the 28th Prime Minister of Thailand following the 2011 general election...

 led government, who replaced the Abhisit Vejjajiva
Abhisit Vejjajiva
Abhisit Vejjajiva , , ; born Mark Abhisit Vejjajiva; 3 August 1964 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a Thai politician who was the 27th Prime Minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011 and is the current leader of the Democrat Party...

 led government, has decided not to pursue plans to continue the MRT Grey Line and the MRT Light Blue Line, citing that the lines are not feasible within their 4 years 10 lines rush plan and that if the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration plan to pursue it, the BMA must find funding on its own.

List of Planned Stations

Code Station Name Number of train platforms Transfer
Pracha Songkhro MRT Orange Line: Pracha Songkro (planned)
Mit Maitri
Din Daeng
Makkasan Suvarnabhumi Airport Link, SRT Light Red Line: Makkasan
MRT Blue Line: Phetchaburi
Phetchaburi
Phloen Chit BTS Sukhumvit Line: Phloen Chit
Phloen Chit Station
Phloen Chit station is a BTS skytrain station, on the in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located on Phloen Chit Road at Phloen Chit intersection to Wireless Road next to the beginning of Sukhumvit Road...

Lumphini
MRT Blue Line: Lumphini
Suan Phlu
Chong Nonsi BTS Silom Line: Chong Nonsi 
Bangkok BRT
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...

: Sathon

Transfers

  • Transfers to MRT Orange Line at Pracha Songkhro Station.(planned)
  • Transfers to the Makkasan City Air Terminal of Suvarnabhumi Airport Link and SRT Light Red Line (planned), and transfers to the Phetchaburi Station of MRT Blue Line at Makkasan Station
  • Transfers to BTS Sukhumvit Line at Phloen Chit Station
    Phloen Chit Station
    Phloen Chit station is a BTS skytrain station, on the in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located on Phloen Chit Road at Phloen Chit intersection to Wireless Road next to the beginning of Sukhumvit Road...

    .
  • Transfers to MRT Blue Line at Lumphini Station.
  • Transfers to BTS Silom Line at Chong Nonsi Station.

See also

  • MRT Blue Line
  • BTS Skytrain
  • Suvarnabhumi Airport Link
  • SRT Red Lines
    SRT Red Lines
    -Overview:The SRT Red Lines are a planned elevated metro system in Bangkok, Thailand.The lines will be operated by the State Railway of Thailand or SRT....

  • MRT Orange Line
  • MRT Grey Line
    MRT Grey Line
    The MRT Grey Line is one of the planned metro routes in Bangkok, Thailand. Its path runs along the north - south axis. This line is to support the growth of residential areas around Pradit Manutham Rd. and the Sathupradit area in Yan Nawa District...

  • Bangkok BRT
    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...

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