Thailand’s Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) will be trialling its Bang Yai-Bang Sue subway line late this year, before officially beginning operations.
The 23-kilometer route from Bang Yai to Bang Sue, commonly known as the Purple Line, will begin its trial services in December. Its first three trains will be imported from Japan during September.
Systems testing will be carried out to ensure smooth operations before the trial service starts.
Members of the public will be able to use the Purple Line for free during its trial period. It will officially begin operations on August 12, 2016.
It is the second project under the supervision of the MRTA during the past ten years, following the introduction of Chalerm Ratchamongkol Line.
The Purple Line project will eventually have 21 trains totalling 63 carriages with a service capacity of at least 50,000 passengers per hour.
The project was built on a budget of THB82 billion.
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