New MRT Purple Line will connect to Blue Line, but not anytime soon

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New MRT Purple Line will connect to Blue Line, but not anytime soon
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter


People line up to register for free test run tickets for the Purple Line on June 5 at MRT Khlong Bang Phai in Bangkok.

BANGKOK — Those traveling from the old and new MRT lines between Tao Poon and Bang Sue stations will have to hop on a bus for at least a year before the rails are connected.

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand said yesterday it would not be able to operate a train to serve the missing, kilometer-long link between the Blue Line’s terminal station and the Purple Line when it opens in August.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/transpo/2016/06/28/new-mrt-purple-line-will-connect-blue-line-not-anytime-soon/


-- Khaosod English 2016-06-28

[Cuchulainn]

Couldn't organise a pi$$ up in a brewery!

[BigBadGeordie]

"Joined up thinking" once again in the Kingdoms infrastucture master plan. NOT.

[Thian]

Why not make an elevated rail straight to morchit or saphan kwai? Do it good or don't do it.

Who wants to go down from the skytrain to the subway and back to the skytrain again? That's not an improvement for BKK. It will end up like the airport link, nobody uses it.

[dukeandduke]

Impossible. Someone here told me it would be connected on Day One.