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Construction obstacles prompt rail routes delay

Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc conducts a test of the Pink Line monorail at Min Buri station in Bangkok on Dec 9, 2021. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

The opening of Bangkok's two new electric rail routes, the Yellow and Pink lines planned for the middle of this year, is likely to be postponed to no later than next year due to construction material delays, according to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC).

Surapong Laoha-Unya, CEO of BTSC, said on Thursday the company will submit to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) a request to extend the deadline for opening the two lines by another 677 days.

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