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Bangkok, has two mass transit projects: Bangkok BTS Skytrain and Bangkok Subway. See also Bangkok Subway and Bangkok BTS SkyTrain Map
Bangkok BTS Skytrain
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration designed a mass transit network
including three different types of metros, 1) the elevated BTS system, the
so-called
Skytrain - rot fai fah in Thai, 2) the underground MRTA subway and 3) another
elevated line (BERTS) which should be built together with a major road project.
So far only the first two of the three systems are in operation
- OPERATION
6:00 - 24:00, every 3 - 6 minutes, rush hours (7:00-9:00 and 17:00-20:00)
every 2 minutes.
- FARES
Single fare between 10 and 40 baht depending on distance
Cash cards are available for 100 or 300 baht (10% fare discount)
1-Day Tourist Pass - 100 baht
3-Day Tourist Pass - 280 baht
Read UrbanRail Article about Bangkok Skytrain
Bangkok Skytrain is operated by Bangkok
Mass Transit System Public TS
Bangkok Subway
The entrance to Huay Kwang stationThe Bangkok Metro is Bangkok's underground
metro system. It was constructed by the Bangkok Metro Co. Ltd (BMCL) under
the direction of the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA).
The Bangkok Metro is distinct from the elevated Bangkok Skytrain.
Construction of the first line, officially known as the Chaloem Ratchamongkorn
Line ("Celebration of Royal Auspice") but informally as the Blue
Line, started in 1999. Delayed multiple times, the line finally opened for
limited public trial on April 13, 2004, and had its official opening on July
3, 2004. The 21 kilometer, 18 station line presently runs from Bang Sue to
Hualamphong, with interchanges to the Skytrain at Silom/Saladaeng, Sukhumvit/Asok
and Chatuchak/Mo Chit. The line's capacity is 80,000 people in each direction
each hour. Extensions north to Charansanitwongse and Tha Phra and south to
Bang Khae are planned, possibly joined up as a ring in the future.
The system uses an RFID contactless round token system for individual trips,
and also a stored value contactless card system for regular travellers.
Special park-and-ride facilities have been established to help reduce traffic
congestion. The Lat Phrao Station has a parking building for 2,000 cars while
the Thailand Cultural Centre Station provides a building of up to 200 cars.
Parking is being provided especially for subway passengers at a nominal rate.
Moreover, the MRTA has also co-operated with the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority
(BMTA), operator of the city bus service, to link seven subway stations with
18 bus lines for commuters who live in the suburbs and do not always wish to
take their cars.
The MRTA also plans to expand Bangkok’s other mass transit system, the
Skytrain, which opened in December 1999.
Bangkok Subway - Special Promotion from 13 August 2004 - 3 July 2005
The fare will rise to the 15% discounted
rate of 12 - 31 baht, depending on the distance travelled, and rise to the
normal
rate of 14 - 36 baht thereafter.
The Bangkok Subway supplement the existing Bangkok Skytrain that is already
playing a major role in helping visitors, business people and convention
delegates get
around easily and conveniently and significantly enhances the attraction
of visiting and staying in Bangkok, one of the most exciting cities in Asia.
Read 2Bangkok
Article
about Bangkok Subway
Bangkok Metro is operated by the Bangkok Metro Company
Bangkok Subway and Bangkok BTS SkyTrain Map
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