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The Official MRTA Subway Website - MRTA Headquarters are on Rama 9 Road (175 Rama IX Rd., Huay Khwang, Bangkok 10320) across from the Maxx Hotel (formerly the Sunroute Hotel). Their phone numbers are (662)246-5733, (662)246-5744, (662)246-2099, (662)246-5730, and (662)246-5731. Fax (662)246-3687 Bangkok Metro Company Limited website - subsidiary of Ch. Karnchang PCL - company chosen to operate the subway Arup - company that dug the subway tunnels - Easing congestion in Bangkok - introduction to the MRTA subway Ch. Karnchang PCL - contractor of the subway - a list of their projects is here. It is nice to see a big Thai-based company have a fast-loading, English-language website explaining their projects. Their address is: Ch. Karnchang Public Company Limited, 587 Sutthisarn Road, Din Daeng, Bangkok , Thailand 10400, Tel: +66 2 277-0460/275-0026, Fax: +66 2 275-7029 Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited - "August 1997 - August 2002 - Design and construction of 9 underground stations and 10.5 km of twin bored 5.7 m diameter tunnels for the first subway in Thailand for the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority." - they are involved in many local projects - list of their projects - their page on the subway NS-BOX for Bangkok Subway Station - "About 7,500 tons of NS-BOX continuous subterranean diaphragm wall members have been used for the construction of a subway station in Bangkok. This is the first overseas application of NS-BOX." A study of construction method of subway in Bangkok - abstract of a study done at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Railway Technology Web Pages - The website of Piers Connor, who did design work on the BTS Skytrain. Want to know how a commuter train service is planned? How air-brakes on trains work? Need links to other railway technical sites? You'll find it all here. Kawasaki - Information on equipment used in the construction of the subway Railway Technology.com - Bangkok Public Transit - A good overview of what's being done in town. Metro Planet: Bangkok - An overview of Bangkok mass transit projects with a useful map. Maunsell Europe - One-page Adobe Acrobat document from the contractors in charge of underground structures, electrical, and mechanical design detailing their involvement. Subway page - On this page there are two Bangkok links with maps of the BTS and MRTA project areas. |
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