National Stadium - Rama V monorail to be built
Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra said yesterday that he was eyeing plans for a National Stadium-Rama IV monorail route to be built early next year, after Chulalongkorn University had shown interest in donating land for the project.
Sukhumbhand also revealed details of plans to create a monorail system covering Lat Phrao, Phetburi, Khlong Ton, On Nut and Sri Nakarin roads.
'Cheaper, quicker'
Following his factfinding trip to see Kuala Lumpur's monorail, Sukhumbhand said the cost of Bt1.3 billion per kilometre was cheaper than the Skytrain's Bt3 billion per kilometre and added that Bangkok should also be able to match the Kuala Lumpur system's speed of construction - 19 kilometres in 30 months.
Skytrain linkup
He said the monorail's transport benefits could be maximised by linking it up with the Skytrain and subway system.
He added that the construction could be funded by the government's Thai Khemkhaeng stimulus programme or by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration coffers.
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