BTS Sukhumvit Line สายสุขุมวิท | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration |
Locale | Bangkok, Samut Prakan, and Pathum Thani |
Termini | |
Stations | Total : 57 stations 47 (operational) 9 (planned) 1 (provisional) |
Color on map | Light Green |
Service | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | BTS Skytrain |
Operator(s) | Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited |
Depot(s) | Mo Chit Depot (shared with BTS ) Khu Khot Depot (shared with BTS ) Kheha Depot |
Rolling stock | Siemens Modular Metro EMU-A1: 35 four-car trains Siemens Bozankaya EMU-A2: 22 four-car trains CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles EMU-B1: 12 four-car trains CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles EMU-B2: 5 four-car trains CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles EMU-B3: 24 four-car trains |
Daily ridership | 926,294 ( BTS and BTS ) 30 August 2024[1] |
History | |
Opened | 5 December 1999 |
Last extension | 16 December 2020 |
Technical | |
Line length | Total :69.07 km (42.92 mi) 51.17 km (31.80 mi) (operational) 17.9 km (11.1 mi) (planned) |
Character | Fully elevated |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Electrification | 750 V DC third rail |
Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Signalling | Former: Siemens Trainguard LZB700M fixed block ATC under ATO GoA 2 (STO) Current: Bombardier CITYFLO 450 moving block CBTC ATC under ATO GoA 2 (STO), with subsystems of ATP, ATS and CBI[2][3] |
The Elevated Train in Commemoration of HM the King's 6th Cycle Birthday 1st line, also known as Sukhumvit Line, is one of the rapid transit lines of the BTS Skytrain System in Bangkok, Thailand.[4] The line runs from Siam Station, where it interchanges with the Silom Line, and continues both northwards along Phaya Thai and Phahon Yothin Roads to Khu Khot in Lam Luk Ka District, Pathum Thani, and eastwards along Rama I, Phloen Chit and Sukhumvit Roads, through Bang Na District to Kheha Station in Samut Prakan.
The line was first opened on 5 December 1999, along with the Silom Line. Both lines are operated by the Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited under a 30-year concession from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. When it opened, the line ran from Mo Chit to On Nut covering a total distance of 16.7 km (10.4 mi) with 17 stations. As of October 2024,[update] Sukhumvit Line is one of the main arteries of the Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit System with 900,000 daily passengers per day (combined with the Silom Line). The line rapidly expanded from 2011 until 2021, tripling its distance through three extension projects and reaching a total length of 51.17 km (31.80 mi) with 47 stations.