Cabinet Approves BEM to Lease and Develop Properties Along Three MRT Lines: Blue, Purple, and Orange

At today's Cabinet meeting, approval was granted for the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRT) to lease or grant rights and develop real estate, multipurpose buildings, and spaces along the Orange MRT line, as well as properties along the Blue and Purple MRT lines, totaling 56 locations.

On 10 June 2026 GMT+7, Ms. Ploytale Laksamee Sangchan, Deputy Spokesperson of the Prime Minister's Office, revealed that the Cabinet approved in principle the proposal to allow the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRT). to lease or grant any rights over real estate and to develop properties including buildings and multipurpose spaces for the Orange MRT project between the Thailand Cultural Centre and Min Buri (Suwinthawong) (the "Orange Line Project"), Orange Line Project along the MRT route and at the maintenance center entrances and exits of the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority's Blue Line project (the "Blue Line Project") and the Purple Line project (the "Purple Line Project"), Blue Line Project and Purple Line Project which have real estate values exceeding ten million baht, totaling 56 locations, to provide conveniences for the public and MRT users. These include facilities such as automated teller machines (ATMs), vending machines, retail shops, telecommunications services, advertising spaces, activity plazas, and recreational areas. The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRT) has formulated a master plan for real estate development concerning leasing or granting rights for properties valued over ten million baht and developing MRT properties (the Master Plan) to guide MRT and relevant agencies’ operations. The plan aims to provide facilities for MRT users, increase revenue, reduce government subsidies, encourage more users, and maximize real estate efficiency by

dividing the areas for implementation into four groups. These are: Group 1,

• which covers buildings connected to the MRT system and multipurpose buildings in the Blue Line project. Group 2,
• which includes areas along the MRT routes and the entrances and exits of maintenance centers in the Blue and Purple Line projects. Group 3,
• which covers areas at MRT stations and maintenance centers in the Purple Line project and multipurpose buildings in the Purple Line project. Group 4,
• which includes buildings and multipurpose spaces in the Orange Line project from the Thailand Cultural Centre to Min Buri (Suwinthawong). The total areas to be leased or granted rights number 56 locations, with a combined area of 117,199.16 square meters, consisting of:

17 buildings and multipurpose spaces along the Orange Line project, covering 22,687.04 square meters;

• 34 areas along the northern tunnel route and underground MRT stations, areas under elevated tracks and stations, and entrances and exits of maintenance centers in the Blue Line project, totaling 44,419.20 square meters;
• and 5 areas under elevated tracks and stations in the Purple Line project, totaling 50,092.92 square meters.
• Currently, the MRT Authority has not yet set the lease duration for each area and will proceed after the Cabinet’s approval.