PATTAYA — Pattaya Mayor Poramase Ngampiches said the city will submit its proposed Green Line monorail project for environmental review by the end of October, part of efforts to modernize public transportation in the popular beach destination.
The light rail-style system would connect Pattaya Railway Station with major areas including Pattaya City, Thap Phraya and Bali Hai Pier. Environmental Impact Assessment officials have already surveyed potential station sites along the proposed route, which would serve as the city’s pilot mass transit line.
Poramase said the city has completed feasibility and design studies with consulting firms and plans to present the results to the National Environmental Board soon. If approved, the project will move on to the National Economic and Social Development Council for a cost-effectiveness review before being submitted to the Cabinet for consideration under a public–private partnership framework.
Pattaya’s public transport master plan calls for four main lines: the Green, Yellow, Purple and Red routes. The mayor said the Green Line would serve as a model for future development, helping to build an integrated transit network and support Pattaya’s vision of becoming a “smart, livable tourism city.”
If realized, the Pattaya Green Line would be among the first monorail projects planned outside the Greater Bangkok region, marking a key step in expanding Thailand’s urban rail network beyond the capital area.
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