Bangkok Airport Train
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The Suvarnabhumi Airport Link (SARL) is an airport rail link under construction from Suvarnabhumi Airport to the planned City Air Terminal in Makkasan, Bangkok, Thailand.
The key airport link contract was signed in January 2005, and construction began in July 2005. The
line is built by a consortium of B Grimm, STECON and Siemens, and is owned and operated by State Railway of Thailand (SRT). The estimated cost of the project is 25.9 billion baht. |
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suvarnabhumi_Airport_Link
CentralMain picture: Source: Siemans Press, 2009
The long-delayed Airport Rail Link project, providing direct rail service
to and from Suvarnabhumi Airport, will officially start its test run December 5 as scheduled earlier,
coinciding with the birthday celebrations of His Majesty the King, State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
governor Yuthana Tupcharoen said Sunday.
During the test run, free service will be provided to the public from 9 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 4
pm daily all week and train drivers will be technical staff of Siemens, manufacturer and installer of
the rail system, as SRT has not yet received test run operation training from Siemens, said Mr.
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The Airport Link to Suvarnabhumi Airport will provide 2 Transit options:
A Direct Express Train that will take 15 minutes from the City Air Terminal (Makkasan) train station. This service will connect to the city’s mass transit subway system. Passengers will have the opportunity of checking in their luggage at the City Air Terminal, before boarding the express train to Suvarnabhumi airport.
The Commuter Train will make eight stops throughout the city, taking 30 minutes to travel the 28 kilometers (17 miles) to the airport and linking with both the *Subway and **Skytrain systems in Bangkok.
* Subway Link: Phetchaburi station for MRT (subway) Blue line
** Sky Train: Phayathai Station for BTS Sukhumvit line.
- Type: Rapid transit
- Proposed Opening: Dec 2009
- Line length: 28.6 kilometers
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| - No. of stations: 8
- Owner: State Railway of Thailand
- Operating speed: 160 km/h (99 mph)
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