During the two-month trial phase public services will operate at eight-minute headways between 10.00 and 16.00. Free travel is being offered between Hua Lamphong and the new stations at Wat Mangkorn, Sam Yod, Sanam Chai, Israphab and Tha Phra.

The 10.5km Tha Phra - Lak Song section of the Bangkok Blue Line extension is due to open on September 29.  The remaining 11km section from Tha Phra to Tao Poon will open in March 2020.

Bangkok Blue Line Siemens trains
Siemens is supplying rolling stock for the extended Blue Line.

A consortium of Siemens and ST Electronics, Singapore, is supplying 35 three-car trains for the project as well as well as signalling, traction power, Scada, telecommunications, platform screen doors, and depot equipment.

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