Bangkok BRT
| Bangkok BRT | |
|---|---|
BRT | |
CRRC EV Bus at Sathorn BRT Station in September 2024 | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | รถโดยสารประจำทางด่วนพิเศษ สายสาทร-ราชพฤกษ์ |
| Owner | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration |
| Locale | Bangkok |
| Transit type | Bus rapid transit |
| Number of stations | 14 stations |
| Daily ridership | 25,000 |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 23 May 2010 |
| Operator(s) | Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited |
| Character | Fully at-grade |
| Number of vehicles | Current: CRRC EV Bus: 23 cars Former: Sunlong SLK6215CNG: 25 cars |
| Headway | 5-7 mins (peak-hour) 10 mins (off peak-hour, weekends, and public holiday) |
| Technical | |
| System length | 16.5 km (10.3 mi) |
| Average speed | 30 km/h |
| Top speed | 60 km/h |
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The Bangkok BRT is a bus rapid transit system in Bangkok, Thailand that consists of one line connecting Sathorn with Ratchaphruek.
The 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) route has 14 stations in the centre of the road that give at grade access to the right hand side of the buses. Both termini connect to the Silom Line of the BTS Skytrain; Sathorn station with Chong Nonsi BTS station and Ratchaphruek with Talat Phlu BTS station. The Bangkok BRT runs at-grade with exclusive bus lanes in some sections.
Unlike most bus rapid transit routes around the world, Bangkok BRT uses smaller, non-articulated 12-metre buses. Since service upgrades that commenced on 1 September 2024, Bangkok BRT has been served by low-floor CRRC electric buses.
The line is owned by Krungthep Thanakom PCL, the holdings enterprise of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), and operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System PCL (BTSC), the operator of the BTS Skytrain. It is a system run separately from the publicly-run BMTA buses and Thai Smile Group private buses.