MRT Yellow Line Virtual Trial Run Begins from Hua Mak Station to Samrong Station in Bangkok, Thailand

3 June 2023 – Mr. Anucha Burapachaisri, Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister for Political Affairs acting as spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office Revealing that the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has informed the MRT Yellow Line that it is ready to start allowing people to participate in a virtual trial run starting today (June 3, 2023) from Hua Mak Station. Arrive at Samrong Station Before extending the distance further, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, the Prime Minister, congratulated the Yellow Line BTS project. Lat Phrao – Samrong Operations are carried out according to the plan. Ensuring to take care of service availability and take care of safety during the test run To build the confidence of the people, passengers as much as possible.

Mr. Anucha said that according to the MRTA together with Project Management Consultant and Project Construction Supervisor (PCYL), Independent Engineer (ICE) and Eastern Bangkok Monorail Co., Ltd. (EBM), the concessionaire for the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Project. The yellow line, Lat Phrao-Samrong section, has visited the area to survey the orderliness in consideration of the station section that will allow the public to participate in the virtual train operation (Trial Run) from June 3, 2023 onwards. MRTA clarified that currently all The parties had a consensus. From Saturday, June 3, 2023, the MRT Yellow Line (MRT Yellow Line) will be available to the general public who are interested in participating in the Trial Run between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., at 13 stations, including Hua Mak Station, Kelantan Station. Si Nut Station Srinakarin Station 38 Suan Luang Rama 9 Station Si Udom Station Sri Iam Station Sri La Sal Station Si Bearing Station, Si Dan Station, Si Thepha Station, Thiphawan Station and Samrong Station. It will be limited to the public to use only the entrance-exit 2 (Pattanakarn intersection) and the entrance-exit 3 (Soi Srinakarin 16) that are ready first. After this, the MRTA and the concessionaire Discussions will continue to consider extending the station range. and extending the period when the MRT Yellow Line will be able to allow people to participate in an additional trial run until the entire line of 23 stations in the future, in order to create awareness and confidence in the people who will be passengers of MRT Yellow Line when it is commercially open in the near future

“The Prime Minister and the government attach importance to the development of the country’s transportation and transportation infrastructure. specified in the national strategic plan The Prime Minister followed up on every project of the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand. Let the construction go according to plan. and congratulations that the Yellow Line Project is now Lat Phrao – Samrong Operations are carried out according to the plan. will be able to provide commercial services soon. and focusing on safety during the virtual vehicle test run To build the confidence of passengers as much as possible, ”said Mr. Anucha.

The MRT Yellow Line Project Lat Phrao – Samrong It is one of the mass rapid transit projects under the MRTA’s responsibility that is designed to be a secondary mass transit system (Feeder Line) that will be used to transport passengers from the eastern areas of Bangkok. and some areas in Samut Prakan Province into the other main mass rapid transit systems, with a total distance of approximately 30.4 kilometers, being an elevated runway structure throughout the line There are 23 electric train stations, with a park-and-ride building for private car users to transfer to the MRT Yellow Line service at Si Iam Station. and Lat Phrao Station