Skytrain is the elevated metro system in Bangkok, Thailand, operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS). The Skytrain is separate from the underground Bangkok Metro.

The Bangkok system was originally projected to use the same technology as the Vancouver SkyTrain, but it was cancelled in 1992 by 'political interference'. This first Skytrain project is sometimes referred as the Lavalin Skytrain. A second project was started based upon unrelated Siemens technology, but confusingly retained the name Skytrain. The first two Bangkok lines were opened in 1999.

At two bridges of the Chao Phraya river built in the early 1990s the foundations for the Lavalin skytrain were added. The one at the Taksin bridge has now been used to build the extension of the Silom line to Thonburi, which might get finished in 2005. The ones at the Memorial bridge remain unused.

The extension of the Sukhumvit line to Samut Prakan is at an advanced stage of planning; other extensions have been discussed, but have not yet been approved.

Station list

Sukhumvit Line

• Mo Chit Station (Interchange to Metro Blue Line Chatuchak station)
• Saphan Khwai Station
• Senaruam Station (planned)
• Ari Station
• Sanam Pao Station
• Victory Monument Station
• Phaya Thai Station
• Ratchathewi Station
• Siam Station (Interchange to Silom Line)
• Chit Lom Station
• Phloen Chit Station
• Nana Station
• Asok Station (Interchange to Metro Blue Line Sukhumvit station)
• Phrom Phong
• Thong Lo Station
• Ekkamai Station
• Phra Khanong Station
• On Nut Station

Silom Line

• National Stadium Station
• Siam Station (Interchange to Sukhumvit Line)
• Ratchadamri Station
• Sala Daeng Station (Interchange to Metro Blue Line Silom station)
• Chong Nonsi Station
• Suksawittaya Station (planned)
• Surasak Station
• Saphan Taksin Station

External links

• Bangkok Transit System (http://www.bts.co.th/)
• 2Bangkok.com Skytrain site (http://angkor.com/2bangkok/Skytrain/index.shtml)
• UrbanRail.net: Bangkok (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/bang/bangkok.htm)

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