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Special equipment to maintain the network
The Infrastructure Maintenance Vehicle is used
for the transport of work crews and materials
to and from work sites on the viaduct, tunnels
and stations to the depot, and consist of a self-
propelled rail vehicle with loading platform, air-
conditioned crew cab and hydraulic crane. The
vehicle can be coupled with the flat wagon or
to the shunting locomotive for rescue
operation.

The service vehicle is self-propelled rail/road
service vehicle fitted with couplers at front
and rear, compatible with the Infrastructure
maintenance vehicle with crane and the flat
wagon. The service vehicle can transport
maintenance equipment to any place in the
complete Blue Line system due to its ability
to drive on rail and street.

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Good Previous pages in this section show the major
Equipment equipment using in BLE. This equipment has
been carefully designed and manufactured
Safe and using the latest technologies and standards in
Quality order to provide continuous services for 40,000
Services passenger per hour per direction (pphpd) from
05:00 to 24:00 everyday through out the year.
However good equipment is not the only key of
providing good services to passengers.

The other two ingredients are well-trained staff
and the Operating Plan.

Training Good Effective OP
Staff Operating

Plan

Set level of
quality services

Update SOP International OP or Operating describes how the line will be
SOP Cycle Standards
operated. It is the manual which shows the
Safety/Security Maintenance Train Headway/
Speed operating procedures in all possible situations
• Normal Operations,
Ridership/ • Degraded Mode Operations,
Operation Time • Emergency Preparedness,
• Depot Operations,
• Maintenance,
• Communications and
• System Safety Plan.

It was prepared in accordance with

international standard and was reviewed and

adjusted to be appropriate to the Blue Line

environment. The plan was tested by computer-

based System Performance and Failure

Management Analysis (SPFMA) using modeling

techniques. The OP will be reviewed and

updated to maintain the service level and

improved quality of services at least every two

years.

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The OP of BLE was prepared to ensure that

Rpassengers will enjoy safe, clean, efficient and reliable Reliability
Probability that an item can perform a required function
train service.

under given conditions for a given time interval.

ASafety is also provided by emergency features in all Availability
Ability of a product to be in such a state to perform a
stations and trains. Examples of these features required function under given conditions at a
include Fire detection and suppression system, CCTV, given time interval
walk-through Metal Detection portals in Stations and
the Automatic Train Protection (ATP) on every train to

ensure no collisions or overspeeding occur . M Maintainability
Probability that a given active maintenance action, for an

A RAMS approach was applied to every component, item under given conditions of use can be

and to the complete system, to ensure that the carried out within a stated time interval.

expected level of service is consistently achieved over S Safety
Freedom from unacceptable risk of harm.
the lifetime of the line.

OP for the Blue Line was prepared for continuous and seamless operation between IBL into
BLE and vice versa, now integrated as a single line.
Connectivity to other MRTA route such as the Purple Line at Tao Poon is included in the OP.

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Recruiting and training of 850 new staff was carried
out over more than a year before the start of
operations. Staff were required in a variety of roles
including maintenance, station staff, train operators,
and control room operators.
Having the existing Blue Line in operation allowed new
staff be given top level training in real life conditions,
to ensure that they are all fully operational.

A train simulator allows train operators to be trained
in all the scenarios that they could meet on the line

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Every single item of equipment has
been tested multiple times: in the
factory, after installation on site and
during system integration when all
equipment is tested together to
ensure that everything functions as it
was designed to.
Then, for several months before the
start of commercial operations, the
whole line is operated in realistic
conditions. This is known as Trial
Running and it ensures that any
remaining bugs are ironed out before
the public comes on board.

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The Supreme
Patriarch blessed a new train set at Rama

IX depot on July 12, 2019 and continue his trip to
Sanam Chai Station via train.

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The Minister of Transport

Saksiam Chidchob dispatched the first metro train
to run on the public trial of the Hua Lamphong -
Bang Khae extension of the MRT Blue Line,
between Wat Mangkorn and Tha Phra stations,
with a total of 5 new stations, to celebrate the
auspicious occasion of His Majesty the King’s 67th
birthday. (July 29, 2019)

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Prime Minister

General Prayut Chan-o-cha officially opened the
MRT Blue Line extension from Hua Lamphong to
Bang Khae on September 30, 2019.

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Demonstration Run

Opening of the first part of Section 3 for the
Demonstration Run. The public could experience
the new trains and stations from Tao Poon to
Sirindhorn during off-peak hours for free.
Discovering this brand new transportation mode,
giving local residents quick, easy and comfortable
access to the city centre and to the rest of the
network, is an excuse for a fun day out for all the
family.

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Her Royal Highness
Princess Maha Chakri
Sirindhorn

visited MRT Wat Mangkorn Station and used MRT
Blue Line to Sam Yan Station on January 25,
2020.

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Acknowledgements

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