ARL Pax number update:
Pax number have risen by 16.65% for the first 5 months of 2014 compared with 2013. Ave is around 46K a day, over 50K some work days.
As previously advised, major overhaul is progressively being performed on all sets. (Due at 1million km mark but most are now over 1.2m km)
http://www.manager.co.th/iBizchannel...=9570000073640
Still no news on the ordering of the new 7 sets of 4 car new trains! Thus, prolonging the peak hr Tokyo commuter style crush for at least 2 more years!
Sigh....
Originally Posted by
Yappofloyd
THE ARL Ext to DMK:
I've updated on this a number of times in the thread. What was a priority after the 2 airport policy shift, to be tendered by mid last year. Along with 2 other new metro lines which were to be tendered in late 2013, this project was suspended once parliament was dissolved in late Nov 2013.
I suspect that it is safe to say that the tender will not go out in by the end of 2014 given the coup. (Perhaps there will be a surprise?)
Realistically, this extension will take 4 years to build. In early 2013, the Minister was saying that it was a priority and will open in 2016 (he stated that it would only take 3 yrs to build but 4 is more accurate).
If we don't get a tender done until early to mid 2015 then.........2019-20 will be likely. It would then be opening beyond what was back in 2010 originally planned to be a 2018 completion date!!!
The Junta has decided not to proceed with the ARL ext this year. I would suspect that the consequence of that decision means that it is unlikely that it will be funded next year before the Oct election but I am drawing a long bow based on many unknown assumptions.
An even bigger sigh!