First stop on BTS southern extension delayed by four months

[snoop1130]

First stop on BTS southern extension delayed by four months

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Bernard Spragg.NZ/Flickr

 

The announced trial run of the first stop of the BTS skytrain's extension — from Bearing to Samutprakarn — has been postponed until March of next year.

 

The first extension stop, which was supposed to take passengers from Bearing to Samrong, is now supposedly opening on March 1, which is four months later than the originally announced Dec. 5 opening date.

 

The late start is being blamed on debt issues between the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and City Hall.

 

Full Story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2016/11/21/first-stop-bts-southern-extension-delayed-four-months

 

-- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2016-11-21

[tonray]

What about the extension to the west. They have had Phetkasem Road torn up for almost 5 years...and we still do not have any working stations past BangWa. The shells of the stations are there but it seems like they never get finished.

[bark]

12 hours ago, tonray said:

What about the extension to the west. They have had Phetkasem Road torn up for almost 5 years...and we still do not have any working stations past BangWa. The shells of the stations are there but it seems like they never get finished.

Better that you move to the south. BangWa is old area. No one wants to live there anymore.

[tonray]

7 minutes ago, bark said:

Better that you move to the south. BangWa is old area. No one wants to live there anymore.

Yeah....except the people that like it. Thanks for the authoritative view on BangWa....5555

[mcfish]

Better that you move to the south. BangWa is old area. No one wants to live there anymore.

Agreed it's a bit of a dump

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[bangon04]

March 1st?? Surely if they miss December 5th they will have to wait until August 12..... or maybe July 28 will be the auspicious date.

[Crossy]

If my understanding is correct the December 5th "opening" was only ever going to be symbolic, run one train with some dignitaries and declare it "open".

 

The "real" opening date for revenue service was always March which is still on target.

 

The rest of the extension is two years away

[Lakegeneve]

On 11/23/2016 at 5:11 AM, Crossy said:

If my understanding is correct the December 5th "opening" was only ever going to be symbolic, run one train with some dignitaries and declare it "open".

 

The "real" opening date for revenue service was always March which is still on target.

 

The rest of the extension is two years away

Exactly.

 

The really positive aspect of this is that finally the BMA & BTSC is willing to open extensions gradually rather than waiting until the whole extension is complete which has been past practice.

 

Hence the delays of 1, 2 or 3 years with past ext openings. 

[Lakegeneve]

On 11/21/2016 at 8:56 PM, tonray said:

What about the extension to the west. They have had Phetkasem Road torn up for almost 5 years...and we still do not have any working stations past BangWa. The shells of the stations are there but it seems like they never get finished.

This is the MRTA Blue line ext (current MRT underground), nothing to do with the BTS. 

 

When work started in mid 2011 it was originally scheduled to open in 2016 but the late 2011 floods inundated part of the work sites and somehow added 1 year to that timetable. Currently, expect an late 2018/early 2019 opening but it really depends on rolling stock. Time frames are elastic with these projects....

 

See post #508 in this thread for more info.

[tonray]

2 hours ago, Lakegeneve said:

This is the MRTA Blue line ext (current MRT underground), nothing to do with the BTS. 

 

When work started in mid 2011 it was originally scheduled to open in 2016 but the late 2011 floods inundated part of the work sites and somehow added 1 year to that timetable. Currently, expect an late 2018/early 2019 opening but it really depends on rolling stock. Time frames are elastic with these projects....

 

See post #508 in this thread for more info.

You mean the underground that will run in the sky where it intersects the BTS in phetkhasem rd?