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Bangkok's MRT subway line opened in July 2004 and covers 20 kilometres from Hua Lamphong to Bang Sue.
There are 18 stations and the subway line links up with Bangkok's BTS Skytrain at three BTS stations - Mo Chit and Asok Stations on the Sukhumvit Line and Sala Daeng Station on the Silom Line.
The existing line is known as the Chaloem Ratchamongkon Line. the MRT is planned to expand to an extensive network covering 247 km around Bangkok. These expansion were approved in September 2004 and will link Bang Kapi with Bang Bumru as well as a Bang Yai to Rat Burana route.
The 18 MRT stations on the existing line are accessed by lifts and elevators and are all air conditioned and equipped with CCTV security cameras and security personnel.
Fares range from 14 to 36 baht for tickets purchased singly. Lowers prices can be obtained by purchasing stored value or monthly tickets.
All MRT stations accessed via turnstile using tickets purchased from ticket vending machines. Once inside, passengers have access to retail and food stores on the retail level of each station.
MRT Station
The trains are comfortable, clean and not too crowded outside of peak hours. Most MRT trains have three passenger cars each with seating for 42 passengers and two spaces for wheelchair users.
The MRT system makes travel between serviced parts of the city quick, cool and comfortable and complements the BTS Skytrain system which opened in 1999.
It is a fast alternative to Bangkok's traffic snarls and it is well worth exploring the network just for fun!
Signage and passenger announcements are in Thai and English and there are staff on hand at all stations to help hapless tourists!
Trains run every 4 to 6 minutes during off peak hours and every 2 to 4 minutes during peak hours. The MRT operates from 6 am to midnight seven days a week. The system claims to carry over 40,000 passengers per hour in each direction.
Stations are located 20 metres underground. Special precautions were taken to raise station entrances to cope with Bangkok's tendency to flooding in the rainy system. Back up doors are in operation to seal off the system in the even waters rise above the entrances.
A blight on the MRT system's copybook was a crash which occurred in January 2005. Two trains collided at the Cultural Center Station injuring over 100 people. The company that runs the MRT system subsequently dropped its fares to entice travelers back to the subway.
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