DRT urges partial Pink Line monorail launch to ease Bangkok traffic

The Department of Rail Transport (DRT) has called on the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) to partially open the main routes of the Pink Line monorail to alleviate traffic congestion in the area. The 34.5-kilometre MRT Pink Line is set to connect Khae Rai in Nonthaburi with Min Buri district in east Bangkok via Ram Inthra Road, with an extension also under construction from Khae Rai Station to Muang Thong Thani.

Deputy Director-General of the DRT, Atiphu Jittanukrao, yesterday provided an update on the Pink Line project’s progress, stating that the main route is nearly 100% complete, while the extension is about 20% complete. However, he noted that there are some issues with constructing ascending and descending sections between Chaengwatthana 14 and National Telecom stations due to overlapping structural concerns with other agencies’…