Monorail project

[aussie dollar]

Monorail project would cost B20bn – consultant

PHUKET: A consultant to the Phuket Provincial Government said today that his company estimates that a proposed monorail light rail transit (LRT) system linking Phuket International Airport and Phuket City would cost 20 billion baht.

Krai Tungsanga, President of Pyramid Development International Co (PDI) explained that an feasibility study into the LRT proposal began in October last year and will continue until May this year.

In its first report to Governor Udomsak Uswarangura, on November 17 last year, PDI proposed an LRT system that would consist of a loop through the Patong area to the City and then through Thalang back to the airport.

However, as K. Krai explained at the Governor’s weekly CEO meeting today, that route would be extremely difficult to develop because it would require the purchase of large amounts of private land, and would need a huge amount of power to get the train across hilly areas.

He recommended instead that the LRT route run only between the airport and Phuket City.

He said, “Our study shows that because the 40km distance is already connected by a four-lane road [with median strip], the LRT system could be built down the middle of the road and would not require the purchase of additional land.

“This route could provide a service to match the standard of any international city.”

K. Krai estimated that building the LRT would cost 1 billion baht per kilometer for sloping areas of land and and 500 million baht per kilometer for flat land. These figures include basic infrastructure, LRT stations, and lighting and control systems.

“The one-way LRT ticket price would probably be 100 baht or more. Public hearings to determine whether or not the Phuket publ ic favors an LRT system on the island are planned for March and April this year,” K. Krai said.



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[jimholio]

I dont see how that would be a success in anyway, most of the tourists are not going to phuket town from the airport are they?

[LivinLOS]

Loops via Patong.. But the whole thing is a bit of a joke.. 20bn for a transit system on this island seems a bit mad..

I just cant get that Simpsons episode out ofm my head..

Monorail
Monorail
MONORAIL

Mono.. DOH !!

[stevem]

Next will be the escalator to nowhere.

When are they going to wake up to the fact, that all they need to do is build a bus terminal in Patong, and allow busses to service the Airport to west coast.

[LivinLOS]

20 bn just to save the tuk tuk and tuk tuk owners / controllers vested interests !!!

[aussie dollar]

THAT SIMPSONS WAS A RIPPER OF AN episode
CANT SEE VALUE IN IT BUT WOULD BE GOOD GET SOME TUK TUKS OFF THE ROAD

[butterflyblonde]

Originally Posted by aussie dollar

CANT SEE VALUE IN IT BUT WOULD BE GOOD GET SOME TUK TUKS OFF THE ROAD

Perhaps we should start letting their tyres down ?

[ashley]

will never happen.