Suvarnabhumi Airport
Rail Link Overview
The gateway to Suvarnabhumi
Airport's New Railway link network. A portal into the airport rail
travel including train times; fares, train running information &
News.
The Suvarnabhumi Airport Link
(SARL) is an airport rail link under construction from Suvarnabhumi
Airport to the planned City Air Terminal in Makkasan, Bangkok, Thailand.
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The key airport link contract was signed
in January 2005, and construction began in July 2005. The line is built
by a consortium of B Grimm, STECON and Siemens, and is owned and
operated by State Railway of Thailand (SRT). The estimated cost of the
project is 25.9 billion baht.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suvarnabhumi_Airport_Link
The Suvarnabhumi International Airport
rail system connecting to central Bangkok to is expected to be fully
operational on the 12th August, 2009 (Update:
The opening of the high-speed rail link between Suvarnabhumi
Airport and inner Bangkok has now been re-scheduled for December 5)
The key airport link
contract was signed in January 2005, and construction began in July
2005. The line is built by a consortium of B Grimm, STECON and Siemens,
and is owned and operated by State Railway of Thailand (SRT). The
estimated cost of the project is 25.9 billion baht.
The Airport Link to Suvarnabhumi Airport will
provide two Transit options:
- A Direct Express Train that will take 15
minutes from the City Air Terminal (Makkasan) train station. This
service will connect to the city's mass transit subway system.
Passengers will have the opportunity of checking in their luggage at
the City Air Terminal, before boarding the express train to
Suvarnabhumi airport; &
- The Commuter Train will make eight stops
throughout the city, taking 30 minutes to travel the 28 kilometers (17
miles) to the airport and linking with both the *Subway
and **Skytrain systems in Bangkok.
* Subway Link:
Phetchaburi station for MRT (subway) Blue line
** Sky Train:
Phayathai Station for BTS Sukhumvit line.
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Type: Rapid transit |
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No. of stations: 8 |
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Proposed Opening: 12 August 2009 |
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Owner: State Railway of Thailand |
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Line length: 28.6 kilometers (18 mi) (Appx.) |
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Operating speed: 160 km/h (99 mph) |
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