Airport Rail Link (Bangkok)

Airport Rail Link
City Line train at Phaya Thai station
Overview
Other name(s)	Suvarnabhumi Airport Link
Native name	รถไฟฟ้าเชื่อมท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ
Status	Operating (City Line only)[a]
Owner	State Railway of Thailand
Locale	Bangkok
Termini	Suvarnabhumi Airport Phaya Thai
Stations	8
Website	srtet.co.th/index.php/en
Service
Type	Commuter rail Airport rail link
Services	AERA1 City
Operator(s)	Asia Era One Company Limited
Rolling stock	Siemens Desiro Class 360/3
Daily ridership	70,000
History
Opened	23 August 2010; 13 years ago (2010-08-23)
Technical
Line length	28.4 km (17.6 mi) (estimated) 48.6 km (30.2 mi) (planned)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Signalling	Siemens Trainguard LZB700M fixed block ATC under ATO GoA 2 (STO)
Route map Legend  SRT  to Rangsit Don Mueang  SRT  to Taling Chan Bang Sue  MRT   SRT  to Hua Lamphong Phaya Thai  BTS  Ratchaprarop Makkasan  MRT  Ramkhamhaeng Sun Wichai cancelled Hua Mak Ban Thap Chang Lat Krabang Suvarnabhumi This diagram: view talk edit

The Airport Rail Link (ARL) (Thai: รถไฟฟ้าแอร์พอร์ต เรล ลิงก์) is an express and commuter rail line in Bangkok, Thailand. The line provides an airport rail link from Suvarnabhumi Airport, via Makkasan station, to Phaya Thai station in central Bangkok. Most of the line is on a viaduct over the main eastern railway. It is owned by State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and, since 2021, operated by Asia Era One Company Limited.^[1] The 28.6-kilometer (17.8 mi)-long Airport Rail Link opened for service on 23 August 2010.^[2]

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