It's so amazing to see the expansion of public infrastructure, particularly trains, as it will improve the lives of local people first and foremost in so many ways and its a nice bonus for those of us who repeatedly visit the city. Nice video!
Unfortunately, not all Thais can afford the ticket prices. If a Thai is making 400 baht per day or $12 USD, paying 60 baht to rise the train is 16% of his/her daily wage. To give you some perspective, a Westerner making $120 USD per day would pay about $19 USD to ride this train daily.
I think you missed the point on this one Kevin.. pink line is free and the other lines are getting price capped at 20 baht max. Even for 1-2 hour rides it's 20 baht. That's well within the budget for a Thai
@@ProjectBangkok I'm Thai. Pink line will be free only until January. Also, 20 baht cap is for Purple line & Red line. This causes the loss of 7.4 million baht per day!!! Of course, government has to subsidize this shortfall. So, in short, I can't see 20 baht cap will last that long, my friend. FYI, the reason why they do 20 baht cap is the fact that it was a part of "Puea Thai Party"' election campaign. After election, they pretended to stay quiet. They thought people might have forgotten about it. Later on, social media started to bring out the digital footprint which contains their promise. Ended up, they had to do it. But, of course, they've never had any blueprint, how to sustainable execute that plan. So, they had to use public money to subsidize, day by day.
Wow, thanks for your efforts in working out with this video. I live near Lak Si but never know such places you reviewed by those stations. I have to follow you to those places especially markets where I can have more places for meals. Thank you once again!
I live walking distance to the Muang Thong Thani station. I love how the trains hang out over nothing and, if you are next to a window, you can look straight down. A friend was sceptical about no driver until I showed him video. The trains are traveling kinda slow now and when they get within a hundred meters of a station, they slow to a crawl but I read that the final speed will be 80km/hr. The automobile drivers are waiting on other car drivers to give up their cars and take the Sky Train and leave the streets clear for them. Unfortunately, they are ALL waiting for each other. I rode on a Saturday and there were rarely more than a half-dozen people waiting at each station. SIAM Water Park has the second largest wave pool in Asia and the World's tallest water slide. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the informative video Rob. I especially like to learn what's at or near to these new stations that will make me want to travel there. I'm planning to take the chance at a free ride next week (I did it on the Yellow Line and it was really fun). Bill
7:05 That is Orange Line which goes along Ramkhamhaeng and Rama IX area. The interesting places would be Rajamankla (Indoor Stadium Hua Mark), Ramkhamhaeng University, and will be connect with MRT Blue Line (Underground) at Thailand Cultural Center station. The stations and tracks are all completed but they haven't start the signal system and order trains due to legal auction problems with private sectors. We hope that the government could solve this issues and be able to operate this line before 33rd SEA game in 2025 which will happen in Bangkok (Indoor Stadium Hua Mark is the main venue).
@@Iceyfire12 It used to have the same problem with Light Red Line (Bang Sue Grand Central - Talingchan), this line the stations and tracks are completed in 2012 but the main Dark Red Line haven't start yet due to strong political protest in 2013 along with Coup d'état in 2014. At that time the fiscal plan was restructure that's why Bang Sue Grand is build many years later. Back to the Orange Line, the government split into 2 pharses. The Ease Orange (Minburi - Thailand Cultural Center) has only stations and tracks construction in the contracts. The operation system and trains are included in West Orange (Thailand Cutural Center - Bang Khunnon) pharse. The initial plan they put this way is they think the operator should be the same through route either BTS or BEM. But the auction is not transparent so one of these train operator sue the government and the case is now in the court.
@@EFFIE300735 Thank you so much for explaining it Perfectly!!! I’ve asked but others said it’s too long to type lol! Such a Pity this happened delaying the entire process! I wish they send to Purchase Trains for the Line so at least the Trains will be built by the time it’s supposed to Operate!
@@EFFIE300735 with that info sad the Orange Line definitely wont be active when its supposed to be in 2025! The Purple Extension might even beat the Orange line do you think??
The Promenade is mostly restaurants and small (mostly not chain) stores. The chain stores tend to be in the larger Fashion Island. i.e. If you want MK, Fuji, Pizza Company, Sizzler, that's all in Fashion Island. Grand Station is essentially the front part of Fashion Island. When I first went there, that part of the mall had it's own monorail inside suspended from the roof, but I think there was an accident and it was closed down. The Promenade and the large Home Pro store behind it are relatively recent additions. A lot of the rebranded Grand Station is where HomePro used to be before they moved to the other side of the car parks. I do worry that Fashion Island being on the pink line might mean that it's like the Tesco at On Nut on the BTS, and they'll have to start charging for parking. (Or they may just block the entrance in the morning rush hour and open slightly later so that commuters can't use it just as a place to park).
@@ProjectBangkok Supposed to be finished in about two years. That's why there's so much construction down Ramkhamhaeng and in Minburi with all these new condos going up. Really cool to see Bangkok become so accessible.
Your camera work is great! 1:32 It isn’t typical Thai manners to push and shove at skytrain entrance! Usually we stand in line and in order. ButI saw chaos in every video about pink MRT. Sad!😢 Ps. Pink MRT has its own pet name : NONG NOM YEN = Sis Iced milk. (Thai iced milk always has strawberry mix).
@ProjectBangkok The public transportation in Thailand is way more advanced compared to living out here in California. The city buses just barely started using QR scanners & Apple Pay about 2 years ago. (Train stations are pay by cash or debit card at kiosk machines) 😭
I couldn't agree more! I think they have essentially future proofed the infrastructure with its design. Coming from a construction background I look at what they have done and question why and how.. it's wayyy bigger and stronger than it needs to be. Kudos to them
@@ProjectBangkok The new monorail stations take rabbit and contactless cards (which is great). But I believe there's a barrier free walkway between the pink line and the BTS. Do you know if that means that the BTS is also about to start handling contactless cards, and we could finally use one card on the BTS and MRT (along with the monorail lines).
Maybe it would be a good idea to do a video about condos who are near the stations of the new pink line. On google maps and AirBnB you still can't see the pink line so it hard to locate condos nearby.
It's so annoying google maps don't show it line. Makes it almost impossible for anyone to work out. Getting access to condos is a logistical nightmare beyond believe unfortunately. The automatic answer here from Thai people when you ask them anything is "No no no" doesn't even matter what it is lol but I will 100% try for sure! I'll check out some near the cross junctions
I get what you are saying. Your videos inspired me to move to bangkok and since I'm here I'm getting the same answer from thai people. They are nice people but can't speak English so I started to learn Thai and it makes things a lot easier here.@@ProjectBangkok
@simpleuxapps8759 I fully appreciate the issue is the lack of my knowledge of Thai more than it is the lack of their knowledge of English. Only have myself to blame for the situation.
I'm still not convinced about these monorails. Will they last long? I feel like they will break down easily. Compared to a proper trains that have steel wheels on steel rails, these "monorails" have rubber tyres, meaning they can get punctured. How reliable can they possibly be? Also, why are these coaches so short?? If they can accommodate only 2 doors per coach then their length must be, like, half of a normal MRT coach, right?
@@ProjectBangkok yeah , shall get on at Wat Phra Si. I see new station built, government complex lol 😂.. I walked passed it the other day when I did my 90 day report ..
Hmmm there's too much security at these stations for that. Thailand does have a homeless problem though.. but I guess the same can be said for most places
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It's so amazing to see the expansion of public infrastructure, particularly trains, as it will improve the lives of local people first and foremost in so many ways and its a nice bonus for those of us who repeatedly visit the city. Nice video!
What I respect is how Bangkok has lowered the price of the train system for locals! This is unheard of in the rest of the greedy world
Unfortunately, not all Thais can afford the ticket prices. If a Thai is making 400 baht per day or $12 USD, paying 60 baht to rise the train is 16% of his/her daily wage. To give you some perspective, a Westerner making $120 USD per day would pay about $19 USD to ride this train daily.
@@kevinp8108it’s said they’ll push to reduce the price down max to 20 baht!
I think you missed the point on this one Kevin.. pink line is free and the other lines are getting price capped at 20 baht max. Even for 1-2 hour rides it's 20 baht. That's well within the budget for a Thai
@@ProjectBangkok I'm Thai. Pink line will be free only until January. Also, 20 baht cap is for Purple line & Red line. This causes the loss of 7.4 million baht per day!!! Of course, government has to subsidize this shortfall. So, in short, I can't see 20 baht cap will last that long, my friend. FYI, the reason why they do 20 baht cap is the fact that it was a part of "Puea Thai Party"' election campaign. After election, they pretended to stay quiet. They thought people might have forgotten about it. Later on, social media started to bring out the digital footprint which contains their promise. Ended up, they had to do it. But, of course, they've never had any blueprint, how to sustainable execute that plan. So, they had to use public money to subsidize, day by day.
So happy they added this. Back in BKK for a few months starting next week. Will definitely check it out. 👍
Hope you enjoy it!
Wow, thanks for your efforts in working out with this video. I live near Lak Si but never know such places you reviewed by those stations. I have to follow you to those places especially markets where I can have more places for meals. Thank you once again!
Fantastic achievement and the of course, wonderful to explore. As mentioned by others, great for the locals
Glad you enjoyed it
I live walking distance to the Muang Thong Thani station. I love how the trains hang out over nothing and, if you are next to a window, you can look straight down. A friend was sceptical about no driver until I showed him video. The trains are traveling kinda slow now and when they get within a hundred meters of a station, they slow to a crawl but I read that the final speed will be 80km/hr. The automobile drivers are waiting on other car drivers to give up their cars and take the Sky Train and leave the streets clear for them. Unfortunately, they are ALL waiting for each other. I rode on a Saturday and there were rarely more than a half-dozen people waiting at each station. SIAM Water Park has the second largest wave pool in Asia and the World's tallest water slide. Thanks for sharing.
I want to go the market , theme park and shopping perfect all available on the pink line … definitely going to check it out . Thanks Rob
Easy a nice day trip on 1 line.. happy days!
Great line to access the non usual touristic area.
Thanks for the informative video Rob. I especially like to learn what's at or near to these new stations that will make me want to travel there. I'm planning to take the chance at a free ride next week (I did it on the Yellow Line and it was really fun). Bill
Happy it was helpful for some! Bangkok is expanding fast
7:05 That is Orange Line which goes along Ramkhamhaeng and Rama IX area. The interesting places would be Rajamankla (Indoor Stadium Hua Mark), Ramkhamhaeng University, and will be connect with MRT Blue Line (Underground) at Thailand Cultural Center station.
The stations and tracks are all completed but they haven't start the signal system and order trains due to legal auction problems with private sectors. We hope that the government could solve this issues and be able to operate this line before 33rd SEA game in 2025 which will happen in Bangkok (Indoor Stadium Hua Mark is the main venue).
Why do they have an auction problem this hasn’t happened before right?
@@Iceyfire12 It used to have the same problem with Light Red Line (Bang Sue Grand Central - Talingchan), this line the stations and tracks are completed in 2012 but the main Dark Red Line haven't start yet due to strong political protest in 2013 along with Coup d'état in 2014. At that time the fiscal plan was restructure that's why Bang Sue Grand is build many years later.
Back to the Orange Line, the government split into 2 pharses. The Ease Orange (Minburi - Thailand Cultural Center) has only stations and tracks construction in the contracts. The operation system and trains are included in West Orange (Thailand Cutural Center - Bang Khunnon) pharse. The initial plan they put this way is they think the operator should be the same through route either BTS or BEM. But the auction is not transparent so one of these train operator sue the government and the case is now in the court.
@@EFFIE300735 Thank you so much for explaining it Perfectly!!! I’ve asked but others said it’s too long to type lol! Such a Pity this happened delaying the entire process! I wish they send to Purchase Trains for the Line so at least the Trains will be built by the time it’s supposed to Operate!
@@Iceyfire12 Normally it takes 2 years after purchase order is confirmed (not included testing and trail running period).
@@EFFIE300735 with that info sad the Orange Line definitely wont be active when its supposed to be in 2025! The Purple Extension might even beat the Orange line do you think??
Nice video, love the stations guide been looking for a video with this thanks Rob!
You're welcome Nobbeh.. I don't think I'll ever visit every station there's so many!
Rob, Nice video. The Promonade has really nice architecture and a light & sound water fountain in the center.
Oh really?! I'll 100% check that out over the next week to 2 for sure. I love finding new places
Thank you! 🙏
@@ProjectBangkok your very welcome. Fashion Island is massive too.
Great video, very imformative...
Thanks Dion! Hopefully get to ride it together some day my man
The Promenade is mostly restaurants and small (mostly not chain) stores.
The chain stores tend to be in the larger Fashion Island. i.e. If you want MK, Fuji, Pizza Company, Sizzler, that's all in Fashion Island.
Grand Station is essentially the front part of Fashion Island. When I first went there, that part of the mall had it's own monorail inside suspended from the roof, but I think there was an accident and it was closed down.
The Promenade and the large Home Pro store behind it are relatively recent additions. A lot of the rebranded Grand Station is where HomePro used to be before they moved to the other side of the car parks.
I do worry that Fashion Island being on the pink line might mean that it's like the Tesco at On Nut on the BTS, and they'll have to start charging for parking. (Or they may just block the entrance in the morning rush hour and open slightly later so that commuters can't use it just as a place to park).
Wow …. Caint wait for this 😅 I’ve heard so much about it. Catch ya in the chat 💬
Thanks for the tour
Thank you for watching 🙏
That's the Orange Line at the end which will in the first stage go all the way to Thailand Cultural Center and will connect to MRT Blue Line there.
Oh sweet! Do you know when that's due for completion? I don't pretend to know everything so happy to just say I don't have a clue haha
@@ProjectBangkok Supposed to be finished in about two years. That's why there's so much construction down Ramkhamhaeng and in Minburi with all these new condos going up. Really cool to see Bangkok become so accessible.
@@ProjectBangkokright now the project is stalled because there is no investor for the project!
Great Video Rob. Keep up the good work
Thank you sir
Your camera work is great!
1:32 It isn’t typical Thai manners to push and shove at skytrain entrance! Usually we stand in line and in order. ButI saw chaos in every video about pink MRT. Sad!😢
Ps. Pink MRT has its own pet name : NONG NOM YEN = Sis Iced milk. (Thai iced milk always has strawberry mix).
So cute
Cool video Rob, I sometimes go to laksi to buy pies
Pies?? Not had a good pie for a while. I'll go with ya next time
Cool video 👍👍👍
Yooo Mario.. good to see your still here my friend
Planning to go Bangkok soon . Where can we get a train map to get to places. Can you buy week passes or day passes??
At Minburi the pink line connects to the orang line Minburi,construction has been completed but not open for service yet.
Thank you! 🙏
7:03 That is the orange line will open in the next 2 years also as the purple line south extension.
Thank you 🙏
@ProjectBangkok The public transportation in Thailand is way more advanced compared to living out here in California. The city buses just barely started using QR scanners & Apple Pay about 2 years ago. (Train stations are pay by cash or debit card at kiosk machines) 😭
I couldn't agree more! I think they have essentially future proofed the infrastructure with its design. Coming from a construction background I look at what they have done and question why and how.. it's wayyy bigger and stronger than it needs to be. Kudos to them
@@ProjectBangkok The new monorail stations take rabbit and contactless cards (which is great).
But I believe there's a barrier free walkway between the pink line and the BTS. Do you know if that means that the BTS is also about to start handling contactless cards, and we could finally use one card on the BTS and MRT (along with the monorail lines).
The promenade was built after fashion island and have a connected walkway. Promenade is more hiso of the Two malls.
Maybe it would be a good idea to do a video about condos who are near the stations of the new pink line. On google maps and AirBnB you still can't see the pink line so it hard to locate condos nearby.
It's so annoying google maps don't show it line. Makes it almost impossible for anyone to work out. Getting access to condos is a logistical nightmare beyond believe unfortunately. The automatic answer here from Thai people when you ask them anything is "No no no" doesn't even matter what it is lol but I will 100% try for sure! I'll check out some near the cross junctions
I get what you are saying. Your videos inspired me to move to bangkok and since I'm here I'm getting the same answer from thai people. They are nice people but can't speak English so I started to learn Thai and it makes things a lot easier here.@@ProjectBangkok
@simpleuxapps8759 I fully appreciate the issue is the lack of my knowledge of Thai more than it is the lack of their knowledge of English. Only have myself to blame for the situation.
I'm still not convinced about these monorails. Will they last long? I feel like they will break down easily. Compared to a proper trains that have steel wheels on steel rails, these "monorails" have rubber tyres, meaning they can get punctured. How reliable can they possibly be?
Also, why are these coaches so short?? If they can accommodate only 2 doors per coach then their length must be, like, half of a normal MRT coach, right?
Going on this next week 😊
It should be much quieter then so perfect 👍🏻
@@ProjectBangkok it starts about what time ?
@@ProjectBangkok yeah , shall get on at Wat Phra Si. I see new station built, government complex lol 😂.. I walked passed it the other day when I did my 90 day report ..
@jonhobson3592 6am
@@ProjectBangkok ok great 👍 thanks
It's officially opened to public?
Yes it’s free for the month and opened for commercial
Yes can go use for free
One big problem in BKK.and outskirt of BKK.must be P.M.2.5 that's still big issue.4 me in the future I hope the Thai gov.could solve this.
MRT Orang lines not BTS Gold line 😅
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7:07 Not gold line its orange line
In the US there would be 100 homeless people sleeping on that
Hmmm there's too much security at these stations for that. Thailand does have a homeless problem though.. but I guess the same can be said for most places
No driver so why the windscreen wiper ??
For us TH-camrs 😂
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