- CEO
- Sombat Kitjalaksana
- Full Time Employees
- 4,207
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Other transportation
- Address
- 587 Sutthisarn Road Bangkok BM Thailand 10400
- IPO Date
- Jan 5, 2016
- Business
- Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) operates expressways and mass rapid transit systems in Thailand. The company manages the MRT Blue Line (Chaloem Ratchamongkhon Line) and MRT Purple Line under 25-year concession agreements with the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand; it also operates the Si Rat Expressway, Si Rat-Outer Ring Road Expressway, and Udon Ratthaya Expressway; in addition, BEM provides commercial development services including retail space rental, advertising media, and telecommunication services within metro stations and on expressways. Formed in 2015 through the merger of Bangkok Expressway Public Company Limited and Bangkok Metro Public Company Limited, BEM is headquartered at 587 Sutthisanvinitchai Road, Din Daeng, Bangkok, and focuses primarily on Bangkok and surrounding suburban areas. Recent developments include shareholder approval on October 31, 2024, for procuring additional rolling stock and system improvements for the MRT Blue Line valued at THB 6.8 billion to support rising ridership; the company anticipates progress on the MRT Orange Line project with a Notice to Proceed expected and a THB 120 billion contract for construction and trains; furthermore, BEM projects revenue growth to THB 17.6 billion for fiscal year 2024 and nearly THB 20 billion by 2026, driven by ridership increases and potential concession extensions.