The MRT Orange Line (Bang Khun Non - Thailand Cultural Centre)

The route alignment


            The route starts at Bang Khun Non Station, which serves as an interchange with the MRT Blue Line Bang Sue - Tha Phra section (Bang Khun Non Station) and the SRT Red Line (Taling Chan - Siriraj section, Charan Sanitwong Station). The Orange Line project is an underground structure running along the original railway alignment, passing under the Chao Phraya River along to Somdet Phra Pinklao Bridge. It then passes Sanam Luang, goes under Ratchadamnoen Road, Democracy Monument, and then slide along Lan Luang Road until Yommarat Intersection. It turns right onto Phetchaburi Road until Pratunam Intersection, then turns left, passing under to Ratchaprarop Road. From there, it turns right onto Din Daeng Road, turns left onto Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, slide right past Bangkok City Hall 2, passes through Prachasongkhro community, The route terminates at Thailand Cultural Centre Station, which is a joint station for both the Orange Line and Blue Line projects. 



Basic Information


Structure                                                          :             Underground structure entire route

Systems                                                           :             Heavy Rail System

                                                                                   (Maximum capacity : 50,000 passengers per hour per direction)

Distance                                                          :             13.4 km.

Station                                                            :             11 Stations

Investment scheme                                      :              PPP Net Cost (The private sector is responsible for Civil work of the orange line (West section) and M&E, O&M work entire route for 30 years while the public sector subsidy Civil work of the orange line (West section)

Concessionaire                                                  :            Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM)

                                                                                   (Concession Agreement signed on 18 July 2024)

Depot and Park&Ride Building

                      -   The Depot is located at MRTA office on Rama 9 Road.

Benefits of Project


                     -    Economic Internal Rate of Return (EIRR) = 19.06% (entire route)

                     -    Financial Internal Rate of Return (FIRR) = 0.40% (entire route)

                     -     Ridership Forecast on the service launching date = 439,736 passenger - trips/day (entire route)


* Ref. PPP Report of The MRT Orange Line (Thailand Cultural Centre - Min Buri (Suwinthawong)) as of Sep. 2018

Project Implemention Plan


Cabinet Approval for Construction             :    January 28, 2020

Scheduled to start Construction                :     July 31, 2024

Expected to operate                               :    July 2030


*MRTA project Implementation plan acknowledged by the MRTA Board of Directors on Jul 14, 2025

Current Status


                      -   Land Acquisition : 51.01% completed

                      -   Phase 1 (Civil Works + M&E works) : 13.17% completed

                      -   Project Public Relations : (ประสานส่วนงานที่เกี่ยวข้องเพื่อเชื่อมต่อข้อมูล)

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