Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region

The Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region or M-Map is the latest version in a series of Thai government plans for the development of an urban rail transit network serving the Greater Bangkok area. It was drafted under the care of the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) of the Ministry of Transport.

Eary versions

Mass Rapid Transit Systems Master Plan (MTMP)

The first version of the plan, endorsed by the cabinet on 27 September 1994 and to be implemented from 1995 to 2011, consisted of an extension of 135 kilometres (84 mi) to the three systems already in progress (the MRT Blue Line, the Sukhumvit and Silom lines of the BTS Skytrain and the Bangkok Elevated Road and Train System (BERTS)), which would have had a combined length of 103 kilometres (64 mi).

Urban Rail Transportation Master Plan in Bangkok and Surrounding Areas (URMAP)

Following the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and the cancellation of the BERTS, a system totalling 375 kilometres (233 mi) to begin in 2001 was proposed, to be developed in three stages: 141.9 kilometres (88.2 mi) during 2001–11, 158.2 kilometres (98.3 mi) during 2012–21 and 75.3 kilometres (46.8 mi) from 2022 onwards.

Bangkok Mass Transit Master Plan (BMT)

Due to the slow progress of development following URMAP, a new plan was drafted consisting of 291 kilometres (181 mi) of rail in addition to the then-completed Blue Line of the MRT and the Sukhumvit and Silom BTS lines, to undergo rapid development during 2004–09. The plan was approved by the cabinet on 7 September 2004, and consisted of the following extensions:

• Light Green Line: east-west extension of the BTS to Samut Prakan and Phran Nok
• Dark Green Line: north-south extension of the BTS to Saphan Mai and Bang Wa
• Blue Line: extension of the MRT Blue Line to complete an inner ring with a branch to Bang Khae
• Purple Line: running northwest–south from Bang Yai, Nonthaburi to Rat Burana
• Orange Line: running east–west from Bang Kapi to Bang Bamru
• Dark Red Line: running north–southwest from Rangsit, Pathum Thani to Maha Chai, Samut Sakhon
• Light Red Line: running east-west from Suvarnabhumi to Taling Chan

However, by 2008 only 41 kilometres (25 mi) of the proposed extensions had been constructed. The OTP accordingly made modifications to the plan in November 2008 to provide for a more suitable framework.

M-Map

The current plan was endorsed by the Commission for the Management of Land Traffic, chaired by then-Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, on 8 February 2010. It designates eight primary routes, consisting of two commuter rail lines, an airport rail link, and five rapid transit lines, as well as four feeder lines. The routes, totalling 508 kilometres (316 mi), are to be constructed within a development period of twenty years (2010–29). They are:

• Primary lines
  • Commuter rail
    • Dark Red Line (Thammasat – Maha Chai)
    • SRT Light Red Line (Sala Ya – Taling Chan – Hua Mak)
  • Airport Rail Link (Phaya Thai – Makkasan – Suvarnabhumi) and ARL extension (Phaya Thai – Bang Sue – Don Mueang)
  • Rapid transit
    • Dark Green Line (Lam Luk Ka – Saphan Mai – Mo Chit – On Nut – Bearing – Samut Prakan – Bang Pu), extension of the BTS Sukhumvit Line
    • Light Green Line (Yot Se – Taksin Bridge – Bang Wa), extension of the BTS Silom Line
    • Blue Line (Bang Sue – Tha Phra, Hua Lamphong – Bang Khae – Phutthamonthon 4), extension of the MRT Blue Line
    • Purple Line (Bang Yai – Rat Burana)
    • Orange Line (Taling Chan – Min Buri)
• Feeder lines
  • Pink Line (Khae Rai – Pak Kret – Min Buri)
  • Yellow Line (Lat Phrao – Samrong)
  • Grey Line (Watcharaphon – Rama IX Bridge)
  • Light Blue Line (Din Daeng – Sathon)

Development is divided into three stages, in addition to those lines already open or under construction:

• In service as of 2009 (73.7 kilometres (45.8 mi))
• Under construction as of 2009 (43.26 kilometres (26.88 mi))
• Acceleration phase following the 2006 cabinet resolution (145 kilometres (90 mi))
• Extension phase to be completed by 2019 (141.2 kilometres (87.7 mi))
• Extension phase to be completed by 2029 (117.9 kilometres (73.3 mi))

Development details

	Line	Type	Gauge	Length (km)	Stations	Development plan	Status	Owner
	Dark Red	Commuter	Metre	80.8
	Thammasat – Bang Sue			36.3	13	Acceleration phase	Approved 16 Oct 2007	SRT
	Bang Sue – Hua Lamphong			6.5	6	Acceleration phase
	Hua Lamphong – Bang Bon			36.3	10	By 2019
	Bang Bon – Maha Chai			20.3	7	By 2019
	Light Red	Commuter	Metre	58.5
	Sala Ya – Taling Chan			14.0	4	By 2019
	Taling Chan – Bang Sue			15.0	5	Acceleration phase	Under construction	SRT
	Bang Sue – Phaya Thai – Makkasan			9.0	5	Acceleration phase	Approved 6 May 2009	SRT
	Makkasan – Hua Mak			10.0	3	Acceleration phase
	Makkasan – Bang Bamru			10.5	5	By 2029
	Airport Rail Link		Standard	49.5
	Suvarnabhumi – Phaya Thai			28.5	8		Opened 23 Aug 2010	SRT
	Phaya Thai – Bang Sue			7.9	2	By 2019	Extended to Don Mueang
	Dark Green	Rapid transit	Standard	66.5
	Lam Luk Ka – Khu Khot			6.5	4	By 2029
	Khu Khot – Saphan Mai			7.0	4	By 2019
	Saphan Mai – Mo Chit			11.4	12	Acceleration phase	Approved 27 Nov 2008	MRTA
	Mo Chit – On Nut			16.5	17		Opened 5 Dec 1999	BMA
	On Nut – Bearing			5.3	5		Opened 12 Aug 2011	BMA
	Bearing – Samut Prakan			12.8	9	Acceleration phase	Approved 27 Nov 2008	MRTA
	Samut Prakan – Bang Pu			7.0	4	By 2029
	Light Green	Rapid transit	Standard	15.5
	Bang Wa – Taksin Road			5.3	4		Under construction	BMA
	Taksin Road – Taksin Bridge			2.2	2		Opened 15 May 2009	BMA
	Taksin Bridge – National Stadium			7.0	7		Opened 5 December 1999	BMA
	National Stadium – Yot Se			1.0	1	By 2019		BMA
	Blue	Rapid transit	Standard	15.5
	Tha Phra – Bang Sue			13.0	10	Acceleration phase	Under construction	MRTA
	Bang Sue – Hua Lamphong			20.0	18		Opened 3 Jul 2004	MRTA
	Hua Lamphong – Tha Phra – Bang Khae			14.0	10	Acceleration phase	Under construction	MRTA
	Bang Khae – Phutthamonthon 4			8.0	4	By 2029
	Purple	Rapid transit		42.8
	Bang Yai – Bang Sue			23.0	16	Acceleration phase	Under construction	MRTA
	Bang Sue – Rat Burana			19.8	16	By 2019
	Orange	Rapid transit		37.5
	Taling Chan – Cultural Center			17.5	13	By 2019	Taling Chan – Bang Khun Non segment cancelled July 2011
	Cultural Center – Bang Kapi			9.0	6	By 2019
	Bang Kapi – Min Buri			11.0	8	By 2019
	Pink			36
	Khae Rai – Pak Kret			6.0	5	By 2019
	Pak Kret – Lak Si Circle			12.0	9	By 2019
	Lak Si Circle – Outer Ring Road			10.5	5	By 2019
	Outer Ring Road – Min Buri			7.5	5	By 2019
	Yellow			30.4
	Lat Phrao – Phatthanakan			12.6	10	By 2029	Accelerated to 2019
	Phatthanakan – Samrong			17.8	11	By 2029	Accelerated to 2019
	Grey			26.0
	Watcharaphon – Lat Phrao			8.0	5	By 2029	Cancelled Aug 2011
	Lat Phrao – Rama IV			12.0	10	By 2029	Cancelled Aug 2011
	Rama IV – Rama IX Bridge			6.0	6	By 2029	Cancelled Aug 2011
	Light Blue			9.5
	Din Daeng – Sathon			9.5	9	By 2029	Cancelled Aug 2011

Map

Transit lines according to M-Map, plus the Bangkok BRT

External links

External images
	Official OTP map

• Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region at the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning website
• Development progress website