SRT Light Red Line

SRT Light Red Line
SRT Light Red Line train at Bang Bamru railway station
Overview
Other name(s)Nakhon Withi Line
Native nameสายนครวิถี
StatusOperational (Phase I)
OwnerState Railway of Thailand
LocaleBangkok Metropolitan Region
Termini
Stations4
WebsiteState Railway of Thailand
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemSRT Red Lines
Operator(s)SRTET - SRT Electrified Train Company Limited
Depot(s)Chatuchak, Bangkok
Rolling stockHitachi AT100
History
Opened2 August 2021 (2021-08-02) (free trial service)
29 November 2021 (2021-11-29) (commercial service)
Technical
Line length15.26 km (9.48 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterElevated
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed90 km/h (56 mph)
SignallingThales AlTrac for ERTMS (ECTS Level 1)
Route map

Hua Mak
 MRT 
Sukhumvit 71 Halt
Ramkhamhaeng
 ARL 
Khlong Tan
Asok
Makkasan
Phetchaburi
 MRT 
Makkasan
Ratchaprarop
 ARL 
Phaya Thai
 BTS 
Ratchawithi
 SRT 
Sam Sen
Pradiphat
 SRT 
Bang Sue
 MRT 
Krung Thep Aphiwat
Central Terminal
Bang Sue Junction
Red Line EMU depot
Bang Son
 MRT 
Phra Ram 6
Bang Kruai
Bang Bamru
Thonburi-Siriraj
Charansanitwongse
Taling Chan Market
Thonburi branch
Taling Chan
West Extension
Phuttamonthon Sai 2 Halt
Sala Thammasop
Salaya

The SRT Light Red Line, or Nakhon Withi Line (Thai: รถไฟชานเมือง สายนครวิถี) is a 15 km (9.3 mi) between Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal and Taling Chan and is part of the SRT Red Lines suburban railway system serving the greater Bangkok Metropolitan Region. The construction plan is split into 5 phases.

Phase I running between Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal and Taling Chan opened for trial operations on 2 August 2021 with full commercial services commencing on 29 November 2021. An initial segment from Taling Chan to Bang Son previously opened for limited, free trial service between 5 December 2012 and 13 January 2014 with only 12 services a day until all services were fully suspended due to the lack of rolling stock.

Extensions for Phase II running from Taling Chan to Salaya and Phase III spur line from Taling Chan to Siriraj were approved by the Thai Cabinet on 17 June 2025. In addition, three infill stations of Rama VI Bridge, Bang Kruai (EGAT) and Ban Chim Phli were approved under a single construction contract totalling 20.5km. The proposal had been submitted to the Cabinet secretariat on 27 March 2025 and expects to open bidding in late-2025. The approved budget decreased from 16.847 to 15.176 billion baht, with construction projected to run from January 2026 to December 2028 and services beginning in 2029.

As of June 2025, there are no updates for Phase IV and Phase V of the project. When fully completed, the line will run east–west from Salaya, Thailand in Phutthamonthon District of Nakhon Pathom Province to Hua Mak railway station in Bangkok.