Following the opening of the 1.2-kilometre, one-station link from Tao Poon to Bang Sue that connects the Chalong Ratchadham (Purple) Line and Chaloem Ratchamongkhon (Blue) Line, Bangkok Expressway and Metro (BEM) Plc has seen traffic on the Purple Line increase from 30,000 trips per day to more than 50,000 trips per day. For the Blue Line, passengers have increased from 340,000 to more than 360,000 a day.
Previously, with the “missing link” between the Purple Line’s Tao Poon station and the Blue Line’s Bang Sue station, passengers who wanted to transfer lines had to take a bus.
After the one-station link commenced service, revenue from the Blue Line rose to Bt7.72 million (195,000 euros) per day from Bt6.99 million (177,000 euros) per day before the link. Consequently, BEM expects to boost its net profit this year by around 20 per cent from Bt2.6 billion (65.9 million euros) last year. BEM operates the Blue and Purple lines under a concession from the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA).
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