Pattaya to construct 4 monorail lines
published : 22 Jun 2023 at 09:15
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Chaiyot Pupattanapong
Pattaya plans to build four monorail lines to ease traffic congestion.
It will begin with a 9.9-kilometre "Green Line" route which will connect the future high-speed train station to Bali Hai pier.
City Hall presented a plan for four monorail lines -- Green, Yellow, Purple and Red -- during the public hearing.
Pattaya plans to build the Green Line first, to give passengers of the future Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed rail route easy access to Pattaya Beach.
With 13 stations, the line will start from the high-speed train station and end at Bali Hai pier, where tourists can board boats to Koh Lan.
The first phase (2021-2026) is the construction period for the Green Line as well as the Yellow Line, which will be a dual-track rail project connecting the city of Chon Buri and Sattahip district in the southern part of the province.
The second phase (2027-2031) will see the construction of the Purple Line, which will run from Nong Prue to Muang Pattaya 8 School in Bang Lamung district.
The third phase (2032-2036) is for the Red Line, which will run from the Eastern National Sports Training Centre on Chaiyaphruek 2 Road to the dolphin roundabout.
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Vocabulary
- City Hall: a city government - ศาลาว่าการกรุงเทพ
- construct: to build or make something, especially buildings, bridges, etc. - สร้าง
- construction: the work of building or making something, especially buildings, bridges, etc. - การก่อสร้าง
- hearing (noun): an official meeting at which the facts about a crime, complaint, etc. are presented to the person or group of people who will have to decide what action to take - การพิจารณา
- monorail (noun): a railway/railroad system in which trains travel along a track consisting of a single rail, usually one placed high above the ground - รางรถไฟรางเดียว
- phase: a particular period of time during the development of something - ตอน, ขั้นตอน, ช่วง, ระยะ
- pier: a platform sticking out into water which people walk along or use when getting onto or off boats - ท่าเรือชนิดยื่นออกไปในน้ำ, สะพานที่ยื่นออกไปในน้ำ
- route: the roads used to go from one place to another - เส้นทาง
