The Thai city of Chiang Mai is planning a light rail system, with an aimed 2032 opening. The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) announced that the bidding process for a tram network in Chiang Mai could begin in 2020. The 35 km tramway, both above and below ground, is estimated to cost 86 billion baht. It was previously projected that the first of three lines could break ground in 2021, and the system could be operational by roughly 2027.
As of 2026, groundbreaking is expected to begin in 2028, with the system operational by December 2032.
Lines Three lines are planned, with a total length of approximately , of which around will be underground.
Red Line The first line to be built, the Red Line, will be , with at grade and underground, running from north to south and encompassing the western side of the city.
Code Station Name TransfersLocationEnglishThaiSubdistrictDistrict x Nakornping Hospital โรงพยาบาลนครพิงค์ Don Kaeo Mae Rim x 700th Anniversary Stadium สนามกีฬาสมโภช 700 ปี Don Kaeo Mae Rim x International Exhibition and Convention Centre ศูนย์ประชุมและแสดงสินค้านานาชาติ Chang Phueak Mueang Chiang Mai x Chiang Mai Rajabhat University มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏเชียงใหม่ Chang Phueak Mueang Chiang Mai x Chang Phueak Bus Terminal สถานีขนส่งช้างเผือก Si Phum Mueang Chiang Mai x Chiangmai Ram Hospital โรงพยาบาลเชียงใหม่ ราม Si Phum Mueang Chiang Mai x Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital โรงพยาบาลมหาราชนครเชียงใหม่ Si Phum Mueang Chiang Mai x Wattanothai Payap School โรงเรียนวัฒโนทัยพายัพ Haiya Mueang Chiang Mai x Far Eastern University มหาวิทยาลัยฟาร์อีสเทอร์น Haiya Mueang Chiang Mai x Chiang Mai International Airport ท่าอากาศยานเชียงใหม่ Suthep Mueang Chiang Mai x Department of Land Transport Chiang Mai สำนักงานขนส่งจังหวัดเชียงใหม่ Mae Hia Mueang Chiang Mai x Big C Supercenter Hang Dong ห้างสรรพสินค้าบิ๊กซีหางดง Mae Hia Mueang Chiang Mai
Blue Line The Blue Line will run from Chiang Mai Zoo in the west of the municipality to Don Chan district in the south. will be at-grade and will be underground.
Green Line The Green Line will run from the city's northeast area and head southward to Chiang Mai airport. will be at-grade and will be underground.
See also Phuket Island light rail transit Khon Kaen Light Rail Transit List of urban rail systems in Thailand
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