Greater Bangkok Commuter rail


Greater Bangkok Commuter rail is a commuter rail system in Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Saraburi Province, Lopburi Province, Suphan Buri Province, Ratchaburi Province, Chacheongsao Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Prachinburi Province, and Samut Songkhram Province. It runs from and to the outskirts of the city during the rush hour, and the passenger number is high. It is operated by State Railway of Thailand that also operates inter-city rail. Commuter rail services always have number 3xx. Most of the system are double track.

Current lines

LineConnectionLengthTerminusGauge
Lopburi LineSRT Northern Line
SRT Dark Red Line		Hua Lamphong - Lop Buri
Kaeng Khoi LineSRT Northeastern Line
SRT Dark Red Line		Hua Lamphong - Kaeng Khoi
Prachinburi LineSRT Eastern Line
Airport Rail Link
SRT Light Red Line		Hua Lamphong - Prachin Buri
Ratchaburi LineSRT Southern Line
SRT Light Red Line		Thon Buri - Ratchaburi
Suphanburi LineSRT Southern Line
SRT Light Red Line		Hua Lamphong - Suphanburi

Rolling stock

Current

Former

TypeManufacturerNumbersYear builtQuantity builtPower Max Speed ImageNote
RHNHitachi1011-1048
11-48
196738+3822090Now used as a Northeastern Line regional rail.
ASRBritish Rail Engineering Limited, Derby2501–2512, 2113-2120199112+8285120Now used as inter-city rail trains.

Maeklong Railway

The Maeklong Railway is a railway that runs for nearly between Wongwian Yai, Bangkok, and Samut Songkhram in Central Thailand. The line consist of two sections: the eastern Mahachai Line, which runs between Samut Sakhon and Wongwian Yai with 18 stations; and the Ban Laem Line, which runs between Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram with 15 stations. The two stretches are separated by the Tha Chin River at Samut Sakhon. The only way to connect between the stations on the opposite sides of the river is by boat.

Red Lines Commuter rail

The Red Line Mass Transit System Project is a planned commuter rail system to serve the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. Part of the Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region, it will consist of two lines, one running from Thammasat University's Rangsit campus to Maha Chai in Samut Sakhon Province, and the other running from Sala Ya in Nakhon Pathom Province to Hua Mak in Bangkok, with both passing through Bang Sue which will act as a connecting hub to the MRT system. As of 2012, the Bang Sue – Taling Chan segment of the Light Red Line is under construction, and the Bang Sue – Rangsit segment of the Dark Red Line is being prepared for construction bidding. Most of the railway will run alongside existing national railway tracks, eventually replacing them. Segments running through inner-city areas will be elevated, and the system will be electrified by overhead lines. The system is to be owned and is being developed by the State Railway of Thailand. Since the Red Lines run roughly along the alignment of the failed Hopewell Project, they have been described as a "Hopewell revival".