✅ Story Of The BTS SKYTRAIN EP 1 | Bangkok's Urban Rail Plans | Hopewell Project | Lavalin Skytrain

วิวัฒนาการของการรถไฟในเมืองกรุงเทพ / Bangkok's BTS Skytrain story goes back to the 1960s when Bangkok's first urban rail plans took place, the MTS Masterplan, Lavalin Skytrain & Hopewell Projects. They wanted a solution to beat Bangkok's notorious traffic at a time when cars were taking over the road. Several projects came and went, and in this video I cover the first monorail plans, the MTS Masterplan, Lavalin Skytrain and the infamous Hopewell Project. All these early projects eventually made what we know today as the BTS Skytrain come to life. Enjoy!
Chapters:
00:00 Start / Earliest urban railways in Bkk / 1960s Traffic & plans to build Bang Sue
02:09 1967 Monorail proposal
02:42 The Mass Transit System Masterplan
06:23 1970s Bkk traffic & new river bridges with future rail facilities
07:07 1985 Return of the MTS Masterplan/Bangkok streets in 1985
08:20 Lavalian Skytrain Project is born
10:52 The Hopewell Project / The prototype train / Bangkok's ''Stonehenge''



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