Thai Transport Ministry said that the new Purple Line will be ready to open next year and serve commuters travelling between inner Bangkok and Nonthaburi to the northwest, Bangkok Post reports.
Deputy Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said he had asked Hiroto Izumi, special adviser to the Japanese prime minister, to ensure that the company providing the trains, Japan Transport Engineering Co, deliver them punctually so the Purple Line could open in mid-2016 as planned.
During a meeting, the Japanese representative said that the first three trains, with a total of nine carriages, would be delivered in October. They could then undergo test runs in December.
The THB 60 billion (USD 1.8 billion) Purple Line is an extension route of the existing Bangkok metro, which runs 21 km from Hua Lamphong to Bang Sue. The new elevated sections extend the service a further 23 km with 16 stations between Bang Sue in Bangkok and Bang Yai district of Nonthaburi.
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