Thailand-based Skytrain operator BTS Group has accomplished the signing of an agreement for the procurement of 46 new four-car trains to be operated on green lines and their extensions in Bangkok.
Of these new trains, BTS Group will buy 24 trains from the Chinese mass transit vehicle manufacturer CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and the rest trains from Siemens AG of Germany.
The operator of the Skytrain in the Thai capital will use these 46 four-car trains for Bangkok's green lines and their extension lines.
The BTS Group Holding Chairman Keeree Kanjanapas revealed, With these new trains, we will be able to operate the Skytrain comfortably for the next 10 years."
He has also disclosed that the company's cash flow and loans will fund the procurement of overall 46 new trains worth 11 billion baht (US$308 million).
BTS Group has deployed 52 four-car train sets to operate its green line pair of Sukhumvit Line and Silom Line.
Of these trains, the Chinese company CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles has delivered 17, whereas Siemens AG has provided the rest trains.
Of these new trains, BTS Group will buy 24 trains from the Chinese mass transit vehicle manufacturer CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and the rest trains from Siemens AG of Germany.
The operator of the Skytrain in the Thai capital will use these 46 four-car trains for Bangkok's green lines and their extension lines.
The BTS Group Holding Chairman Keeree Kanjanapas revealed, With these new trains, we will be able to operate the Skytrain comfortably for the next 10 years."
He has also disclosed that the company's cash flow and loans will fund the procurement of overall 46 new trains worth 11 billion baht (US$308 million).
BTS Group has deployed 52 four-car train sets to operate its green line pair of Sukhumvit Line and Silom Line.
Of these trains, the Chinese company CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles has delivered 17, whereas Siemens AG has provided the rest trains.