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| | Mid-Year Economic Review 2002 |
 | | In fact, the subway would partially open at the end of 2003, with full commercial services expected to be delayed for a year, from July 2003 to August 2004, because the delivery of the 19 trains by Siemens Co, the winning train supplier, cannot be brought forward. |
 | | The MRTA initially proposed extending the subway from Hua Lamphong to Bang Wa, Thon Buri, but the proposal was turned down by the Finance Ministry and the Budget Bureau, which argued the financial returns for the state were too low. |
 | | Under the revised plan, a 13-km route from Hua Lamphong to Bang Khae would be elevated, except for the portion between Hua Lamphong and Tha Phra. |
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