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Yellow Line (Bangkok)
The MRT Yellow Line (Thai: รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายสีเหลือง) or MRT Nakkhara Phiphat Line (Thai: รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายนัคราพิพัฒน์) is an elevated monorail line in Bangkok and Samut Prakan Province, Thailand. It is the third line of the MRT rapid transit system. The 28.62 km (17.78 mi) line has 23 stations and cost 55 billion baht. The line was originally proposed in 2005 by the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning to be a heavy rail underground line along Lat Phrao road which was then elevated from Lam Sali Intersection to Samrong. However, it was decided in 2012 to build an elevated monorail line for the whole length in order to reduce construction costs.
The Yellow Line provides mass transit along the heavily congested Lat Phrao Road and Srinagarindra Road corridors. The line links 6 other lines; the MRT Blue Line, interchange with the MRT Orange Line (which is under construction), the planned MRT Grey Line and MRT Brown Line, the Airport Rail Link (Bangkok) and finally the BTS Sukhumvit Line. As such, it is an important cross city link in the middle north-eastern and eastern areas of Bangkok.
Preliminary site works began in late 2017 with major construction work starting from March 2018. In October 2020, the BSR stated that they plan to open the first section of the Yellow Line by October 2021 with initial operations running from Samrong to Si Iam. The line was then planned to fully open in July 2022. However, due to COVID-19 outbreaks in Bangkok delaying construction with sites closed, the BSR stated that the first section of the line would not open until July 2022. On 29 November 2021, daily testing began on a 6 km (3.7 mi) section of the line between the depot at Si Iam and Srinagarindra 38 station. Testing was expanded after a 3-month period.
In mid-April 2022, the director of EBM/BSR, Mr Surapong Laoha-Unya, stated that further labour & installation delays would mean that the line would now not open until September 2022. Construction had progressed to 99.02% as of the end of April 2023.[citation needed]
After repeated delays, the line partially opened to the public for free trial rides on 3 June 2023 from Hua Mak to Samrong,[citation needed] having done a private trial ride between Kalantan and Samrong for the press the day before. Trial rides for Phawana to Hua Mak section began on 12 June, while the final section between Phawana and Lat Phrao station opened on 19 June.
Rabbit Card are accepted on the MRT Yellow Line, which is also accepted on the BTS Skytrain and MRT Pink Line. This is because the operator is a subsidiary of BTS Group Holdings, which operates the BTS Skytrain. EMV contactless cards are also accepted.
Following two incidents of operational failure in January and March 2024, His Majesty the King of Thailand bestowed an auspicious name upon Bangkok's Yellow Line monorail on 30 May 2024. The line has been officially renamed "Nakkhara Phiphat" (Pali: Nagara Vivaḍḍhana), meaning "prosperity of the city," by royal command.
The line starts at the intersection of Ratchadaphisek and Lat Phrao roads where it interchanges with the MRT Blue Line at Lat Phrao station. The line then heads east along Lat Phrao road to Bang Kapi intersection and south to Lam Sali station to interchange with the MRT Orange Line and the future MRT Brown Line. The line continues further south along Srinagarindra Road to Hua Mak where it interchanges with the Airport Rail Link at Hua Mak station.
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Yellow Line (Bangkok)
The MRT Yellow Line (Thai: รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายสีเหลือง) or MRT Nakkhara Phiphat Line (Thai: รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายนัคราพิพัฒน์) is an elevated monorail line in Bangkok and Samut Prakan Province, Thailand. It is the third line of the MRT rapid transit system. The 28.62 km (17.78 mi) line has 23 stations and cost 55 billion baht. The line was originally proposed in 2005 by the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning to be a heavy rail underground line along Lat Phrao road which was then elevated from Lam Sali Intersection to Samrong. However, it was decided in 2012 to build an elevated monorail line for the whole length in order to reduce construction costs.
The Yellow Line provides mass transit along the heavily congested Lat Phrao Road and Srinagarindra Road corridors. The line links 6 other lines; the MRT Blue Line, interchange with the MRT Orange Line (which is under construction), the planned MRT Grey Line and MRT Brown Line, the Airport Rail Link (Bangkok) and finally the BTS Sukhumvit Line. As such, it is an important cross city link in the middle north-eastern and eastern areas of Bangkok.
Preliminary site works began in late 2017 with major construction work starting from March 2018. In October 2020, the BSR stated that they plan to open the first section of the Yellow Line by October 2021 with initial operations running from Samrong to Si Iam. The line was then planned to fully open in July 2022. However, due to COVID-19 outbreaks in Bangkok delaying construction with sites closed, the BSR stated that the first section of the line would not open until July 2022. On 29 November 2021, daily testing began on a 6 km (3.7 mi) section of the line between the depot at Si Iam and Srinagarindra 38 station. Testing was expanded after a 3-month period.
In mid-April 2022, the director of EBM/BSR, Mr Surapong Laoha-Unya, stated that further labour & installation delays would mean that the line would now not open until September 2022. Construction had progressed to 99.02% as of the end of April 2023.[citation needed]
After repeated delays, the line partially opened to the public for free trial rides on 3 June 2023 from Hua Mak to Samrong,[citation needed] having done a private trial ride between Kalantan and Samrong for the press the day before. Trial rides for Phawana to Hua Mak section began on 12 June, while the final section between Phawana and Lat Phrao station opened on 19 June.
Rabbit Card are accepted on the MRT Yellow Line, which is also accepted on the BTS Skytrain and MRT Pink Line. This is because the operator is a subsidiary of BTS Group Holdings, which operates the BTS Skytrain. EMV contactless cards are also accepted.
Following two incidents of operational failure in January and March 2024, His Majesty the King of Thailand bestowed an auspicious name upon Bangkok's Yellow Line monorail on 30 May 2024. The line has been officially renamed "Nakkhara Phiphat" (Pali: Nagara Vivaḍḍhana), meaning "prosperity of the city," by royal command.
The line starts at the intersection of Ratchadaphisek and Lat Phrao roads where it interchanges with the MRT Blue Line at Lat Phrao station. The line then heads east along Lat Phrao road to Bang Kapi intersection and south to Lam Sali station to interchange with the MRT Orange Line and the future MRT Brown Line. The line continues further south along Srinagarindra Road to Hua Mak where it interchanges with the Airport Rail Link at Hua Mak station.