Purple Line starts delivery of rolling stock from Japan
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The first shipment of rolling stock, including 6 train carriages, for the Purple Line electric train project, departed from Daikoku Pier in Japan today.
All rolling stock, consisting of 21 train sets and 63 carriages, will arrive at Thailand by January 2016, announced Marubeni Corp and Toshiba Corp of which joint venture was awarded the railway systems and maintenance services contract.
The 23-km Purple Line, to run from Bang Yai to Bang Sue, will start commercial operation around August of 2016.
It is being developed by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) under a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme funded by a Japanese ODA Loan. Bangkok Metro (BMCL) has been awarded contracts for both the provision of the railway systems and operation of the line.
Marubeni and Toshiba will provide the railway system as a full package, including rolling stock, power supply systems, signaling and control systems and communication systems. The rolling stock has been manufactured by Japan Transport Engineering Co of the East Japan Railway Company group.
