Silom Line

BTS Silom Line
สายสีลม
EMU-B3 at Talat Phlu Station
Overview
OwnerBangkok Metropolitan Administration
LocaleBangkok
Termini
Stations14 (operational)
14 (planned)
Color on map    Dark Green
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBTS Skytrain
Operator(s)Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited
Depot(s)Mo Chit Depot (shared with  BTS )
Bang Wa Depot
Rolling stockSiemens 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 ridership926,294 ( BTS  and  BTS )
30 August 2024[1]
History
Opened5 December 1999; 24 years ago (1999-12-05)
Last extension8 February 2021; 3 years ago (2021-02-08)
Technical
Line length13.09 km (8.13 mi)
CharacterFully elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
SignallingFormer: 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]
Route map

Legend
 National Stadium
 BTS  (Up arrow Khu Khot – Kheha Down arrow)
Siam
Ratchadamri
 MRT : Si Lom (Left arrow Lak Song – Tha Phra (via Bang Sue) Right arrow)
Sala Daeng
Chong Nonsi
Saint Louis
Surasak
Si Rat Expressway
Saphan Taksin
Chao Phraya River
Krung Thonburi  BTS 
 SRT  (planned): (Hua Lamphong Up arrow)
 MRT  (planned): (Left arrow Khlong Bang Phai – Rat Burana Right arrow)
Wongwian Yai
Pho Nimit
Talat Phlu
SRT Maeklong Railway ( SRT  planned): (Maha Chai Down arrow)
Wutthakat
Bang Wa
 MRT : (Left arrow Lak Song – Tha Phra (via Bang Sue) Right arrow)
Light Depot

The BTS Silom Line (Thai: รถไฟฟ้า สายสีลม) is an elevated rapid transit line of the BTS Skytrain in Bangkok, Thailand. It is operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System PCL (BTSC), a subsidiary of BTS Group Holdings, under a concession granted by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). The line serves Silom and Sathon Roads, the central business district of Bangkok, terminates at National Stadium and Bang Wa. The line is 14 km in length and consists of 14 stations.[4]

  1. ^ ""กรมการขนส่งทางราง" เผยวันศุกร์สิ้นเดือนสิงหาคม 67 มีผู้ใช้บริการรถไฟฟ้าสายฉลองรัชธรรม (สีม่วง) และรถไฟฟ้าสายสีแดง สูงสุดตั้งแต่เปิดให้บริการมา หลังมีนโยบายอัตราค่าโดยสารรถไฟฟ้าสูงสุด 20 บาทตลอดสาย". กรมการขนส่งทางราง กระทรวงคมนาคม (in Thai). 31 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Mass transit signalling". Bombardier Transportation. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Bombardier Projects in Mass-transit signalling" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Structure and Stations : Routes". www.bts.co.th. Retrieved 23 July 2023.