OTP asking Khon Kaen - Chiang Mai Municipal to run BRT

[Wisarut]

OTP asking Khon Kaen - Chiang Mai Municipal to run BRT
Manager 360 degree Weekly 29 July 2553 15:13.

After the successful Bangkok BRT, OTP starting to ask Chiang mai city municipal and Khon kaen city municipal to emulate BMA to create BRT - OTP will be the consultant for this matter


Chiang Mai BRT -

Chiang Mai BRT Map


Comparison of BRT with the little red devil

BRT colors according to the lines - all articulated buses -

Phase 1 for Chiang Mai BRT [3-10 Year]: 50 km 300000 passengers a day:
Phase 2 for Chiang Mai BRT [11-20 Year]: Another 50 km - total 100 km at 14 billion Baht Economic Benefit - 12%
1. Golden Line A1: 700 Year Stadium - Chiang Mai Night Safari 45 km 27 stations [reduced from 29 stations]


Impression image of Blue Sapphire Line A3 at Saraphat Chang Vocational School on Huay Kaew road

Impression image of Blue Sapphire Line A3 at Kad Chang Phueak (Chang Phueak Flea market near chang Phueak Gate)

2. Blue Sapphire Line A3: Chiang Mai Zoo - Buak Krok 22 km 28 station - via Chiang Mai railway station [reduced from 29 station]

3. Red Ruby Line A2: 700 Year Stadium - Talad Sam Yaek 32 km 31 stations [increased from 27 station]
4. Green Emerald Line A4: Tha Phae - Charoen Prathet - Chang Klarn 8 km 10 stations [same]

Chiang Mai City Municipal decided to choose Red Ruby Line A2 (700 Year Stadium - Talad Sam Yaek) as the first line - starting from Chiang Mai Government Complex - Irrigation Ditch - Agricultural Market Center - Chaingmai Convention Center - Huay Kaew Road - Chiang Mai Phu Kham - turn left to Jaeng Hua Rin [Hua Rin Corner of the Old City Wall] - followign the city moat to pass Suan Dok Gate - Kad Ton Phayom [Ton Phayom flea market] -running around the city moat to the back of Engineerign Dept of Chiang Mai University - Chiang Mai Phoo Kam before endign up at Chiang Mai Government Complex

The study on the detailed design will cost 145 million Baht

Chaingmai BRT will consisted of 84 Articulated BRT buses (18 meter) and 9 regular BRT buses (12 meter)


Khon Kaen BRT - using 9.9 million Baht for preliminary study of 5 BRT line with total distance of 108 km - with 6.356 billion baht inverstment


Khon Kaen BRT Bus
1. Pink Circle Line (AKA Sangkha Line) - 7 km aroudn City center [business Center] of Khon Kaen City
2. Red Line (AKA Siho Line) - 28 km from Samran (PTT Gas depot) to Tha Phra (Khon Kaen Container Yard) [North - South Line] - following Friendship Highway (Highway No. 2)
3. Blue Line (AKA Warunnak line) 20 km from Nong Khot to Nong Yai [East - West Line] - following Pracha Samosorn road and Sri Chan road
4. Green Line (AKA Indra Line): 36 km from Nam Ton to Sila - from community to CBD area of Khon Kaen City
5. Yellow Line (AKA Sinxai Line): 27 km Ban Tum - Bueng Niam - following Sri Chan road and Pracha Samosorn road

Khon Kaen Municipal choosed Red Line (Siho Line) 28 km from Samran (PTT Gas depot) to Tha Phra (Khon Kaen Container Yard) [North - South Line] via Friendship Highway as the first line to be executed - need to spend 15 million Baht to set u pthe organization to run BRT - so far Khon Kaen Municipal gets 7.5 million Baht from Road Safety Thai research institute - even though Khon Kaen City Mayor is asking for 7 billion Baht to implement the system since 2009

The planned Khon Kaen BRT will collect the fee at 12-25 Baht - NGV BRT - 56 BRT buses of 12 meter long type and 56 Articulated BRT buses of 18-meter logn type at 1.1227 billion Baht

More References:
http://www.thanonline.com/index.php?...te-&Itemid=478
http://www.roadsafetythai.org/index....=detail&id=754
http://its.in.th/index.php?option=co...brt1&Itemid=53

[Wisarut]

Khon Kaen BRT alogn Friendship Highway from Tha Phra to Samran by Khon Kaen City Municipal
16 stations 26 km


Cover on BRT project in Khonkaen


Khonkaen BRT Park and ride


BRT station designs

Note: Picture scanned by KONGahxiah

[Wisarut]

1. The 6th Rural Highway Bureau
2. Samran Community
3. Do Home Department Store
4. Lotus Extra Mini Discount Store - the first station out of Khon Kaen City
5. Mor. Dindaeng Shrine Gate. (Khonkaen University) - The first station in Khon Kaen City in the North
6. Food & Service Center of Khonkaen University
7. Sri Nakharin Hospital [affiliated hospital of Khonkaen University]
8. Toyota Center of Khon Kaen
9. Thai Samut Life Insurance
10. Sam Liam Intersection - the intersection between Friendship Highway and Maliwan road (the road to Chum Phae and Loei)
11. Pratoo Mueang Intersection - (Sri Chan road intersect with Friendship Highway - the road nearest to Khon Kaen railwy station)
12. North East Region University Intersection - (The Southern end of Khon Kaen City)
13. Charoensri Motor Intersection
14. Tesco Lotus Khon Kaen (South of Khon Kaen railway station)
15. The 3rd Transportation Co. Bus terminal
16. Kud Kwang Community
17. Tha Phra Community
REF: http://kkbrt.com/index.php/colors
http://kkbrt.com/index.php/brtinformation
Here is the official Project website: http://kkbrt.com

[Yappofloyd]

Khon Khen could really do with a proper bus system as the songtaews really can't cope. The BRT Red LIne proposal looks like a logical start give the number of people using the main north - south axis and especially given the size of KK Uni.

[Wisarut]

Sattelite Image along proposed red line BRT of Khon Kaen


Now, the map of Khon Kaen City Municipal has added the proposed BRT line from Samran (Northern suburb of Khon Kaen City to Tha Phra (Southern Suburb of Khon Kaen City) via Friendship Highway (Highway No. 2) - the main artery of Khon Kaen City - as the circular dots along Friendship Highway (Highway No. 2)

REF: http://kkbrt.com/

[Wisarut]

Khorat is asking to come up with either Monorail, BRT or Heavy Rail
http://ktran.sut.ac.th/files/brochureSUT2.pdf
http://ktran.sut.ac.th/dupal/

[planr]

Khorat is asking to come up with either Monorail, BRT or Heavy Rail
http://ktran.sut.ac.th/files/brochureSUT2.pdf
http://ktran.sut.ac.th/dupal/

I work with those doing the the Khorat study. As shown in the route map, the biggest issue for whatever system is deemed appropriate at the end of the day is that because of the existing road network and built environment (buildings!) it is presently not possible to run at at-grade system of any type through the center of the city, which pretty much defeats the purpose of high-capacity transit.

To get into the center of town, it is possible to build an elevated system, however there are almost no (save for Xiamen BRT) global cases to learn from the impacts of elevated BRT.

[Wisarut]

^^^
Here is the study on the mass transit system for Khorat to serve 250000 citizens in 315 sq. km at the rate not more than 15 baht per trip including the following choice
1. Skybus - elevated BRT
2. Khorat Monorail
3. Khorat mass transit rails
http://www.siamturakij.com/home/news...s_id=413365920

[planr]

^^^
Here is the study on the mass transit system for Khorat to serve 250000 citizens in 315 sq. km at the rate not more than 15 baht per trip including the following choice
1. Skybus - elevated BRT
2. Khorat Monorail
3. Khorat mass transit rails
http://www.siamturakij.com/home/news...s_id=413365920

The detailed design is now finished... up to the politicians to decide which mode to support!