The partial opening of the Yellow and Pink monorail lines for trial service has been set for December with the launch for commercial operation earmarked for early next year, according to the Department of Rail Transport (DRT).
Pichet Kunathammarak, the DRT director-general, disclosed on Tuesday that the joint committee from the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), Eastern Bangkok Monorail Co Ltd and Northern Bangkok Monorail Co Ltd had agreed to run service trials of the two monorail lines in December.
The 30.4-km Yellow Line will have 23 stations in total, shuttling commuters between Lat Phrao in Bangkok and Samrong in Samut Prakan, while the 34.5-km Pink Line will have 30 stations, linking Khae Rai in Nonthaburi with Min Buri district in the east Bangkok via Ram Intra Road.
