The Gold Line is an automated people mover line, part of Bangkok's rapid transit system. The line is 1.8 km (1.1 mi) long, consisting of 3 stations, and was opened by Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on 16 December 2020. It primarily serves as a feeder line between the BTS Silom line and Iconsiam shopping center. The line will be extended 1 km (0.62 mi) along Somdet Chao Phraya road to connect with the future MRT Purple Line southern extension. When completed, it will connect Krung Thon Buri BTS station with Prajadhipok Road in Thon Buri District for a total distance of 2.68 km (1.67 mi).
Bombardier Innovia APM 300 vehicle at Krung Thonburi station in 2021
Khlong San station platform
The railway of the Gold Line at front of Wat Suwan Temple
Bombardier Innovia APM 300 vehicle at Krung Thon Buri station
A people mover or automated people mover (APM) is a type of small scale automated guideway transit system. The term is generally used only to describe systems serving relatively small areas such as airports, downtown districts or theme parks.
A BART Cable Liner people mover at Oakland Airport
Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit
Interior of SEA Underground in Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. Opened in 1969, it was one of the first operational automated people mover systems in the world.
PHX Sky Train in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, opened in 2013