MRTA opens contract for BEM ‘Orange Line’, provides 10 billion baht in compensation – reduces fares

Mr. Witthaya Panmongkol, Deputy Governor (Operation), Performing Governor of the Mass Fast Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA). He revealed that the Cupboard (Cupboard) determined at its assembly on July 16, 2024, to approve the outcomes of the personal sector election and the necessary phrases of the three way partnership settlement. Bang Khun Non orange line mission – Min Buri (Suwinthawong) Part in accordance with part 42 of Public-Personal Joint Funding Act BE 2019 of MRTA.

The winner of the election is the Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Firm Restricted or BEM. The outcomes of the personal sector choice decided that BEM supplied the bottom internet advantages to the state. By requesting monetary help for civil building prices together with curiosity throughout building. Orange Line Venture, Western Area, Non-Division Bang Khun – Thailand Cultural Heart Complete quantity is 95,432.04 million baht andRecommends compensation to MRTA within the quantity of 10,000 million baht all through the lifetime of the joint funding settlement.

As well as, the choice committee It has negotiated with BEM till it reaches a compromise end result that advantages the state and the people who BEM providesDecreased fares for a interval of 10 yearsFor the reason that opening of the MRT Orange Line Venture, Jap Area, Thailand’s Cultural Heart – Minburi (Suwinthawong) area, which can assist scale back the fee burden of the individuals who use the MRT Orange Line system by greater than 13,000 million baht.

This was after the Cupboard determined to approve the outcomes of the personal sector election and the necessary situations of the joint funding settlement. For the MRT Orange Line Venture, MRTA will ship a letter informing BEM to signal the joint funding settlement, withThe contract is predicted to be signed on July 18, 2024. And after the contract signing course of is full, MRTA will obtain a letter informing BEM to begin building.

However, first, MRTA plans to open the japanese part of the mission first. in Could 2028 and is open for service on each eastbound and westbound routes. in November 2030. Nevertheless, MRTA will monitor and velocity up the development course of. together with negotiation with BEM to allowOpen for MRT Orange Line East Part service forward of schedule by early 2028.

For the Orange Line mission, a route within the Bang Khun Non-Min Buri (Suwinthawong) part connecting Bangkok to the east and west, a distance of 35.9 kilometers, is split into the japanese part. (Through the Cultural Heart from Thailand – Minburi (Suwinthawong)), distance 22.5 kilometers, 17 stations (10 underground stations and seven elevated stations) and the western half (Bang Kun Non Part – Cultural Heart Thailand), distance 13.4 kilometers, 11 stations (underground stations alongside the road)