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Distance-based fares range from 12 to 20 baht (previously 42 baht). [28] The SRT also offers a 30 day integrated Transit Pass which can be used for 50 trips and for travel on all BMTA buses. SRT long distance trains on the Southern Line terminating at Krung Thep Aphiwat share the same tracks.
A concession for the construction of a railway line from Manila to Dagupan was granted to Don Edmundo Sykes of the Ferrocarril de Manila-Dagupan on June 1, 1887. [13] The construction and running of the railway was done by Manila Railway Company Ltd that was a British owned company. [14]
Rail transportation in the Greater Manila Area is a major part of the transportation system in Metro Manila and its surrounding areas.The railway network, collectively known as the Greater Capital Region Railway System, [3] [4] [5] consists of the Manila Light Rail Transit System (LRT), Manila Metro Rail Transit System (MRT), and Philippine National Railways lines within the region.
The Red Line Mass Transit System Project is a commuter rail system serving the Bangkok Metropolitan Region in Thailand. Construction began in January 2009, and free public trial operation began on 2 August 2021, when Bang Sue Grand Station opened, with full commercial service starting in November 2021. [2]
As with other Class 360 units, the trains were built in Krefeld, Germany – and were delivered from 2007, and testing in Bangkok began in March 2008. [17] On 15 May 2012 the Thai Cabinet approved a budget of 5.2 billion baht for the SRT to order seven new, four car sets of Siemens Desiro rolling stock to be delivered by 2014. [ 18 ]
The trains will have a length of 200 meters (656 ft 2 in), with each car having a length of 20 meters (65 ft 7 in) and a width of 2.95 meters (9 ft 8 in). The trains will also be equipped with automatic train operation, allowing automated driving. [23] The trains are scheduled to be fully delivered by March 2027. [32]
During peak hours, Line 1 fields 30 trains at most; the time interval between the departure of one and the arrival of another, called headway, is a minimum of 3–4 minutes. On January 9, 2009, Line 1 fielded 31 trains with a headway of 2 minutes to service devotees in celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene. [9]
The Manila Railroad Company, which preceded PNR, operated various local trains between Manila and its neighboring provinces. Trains from Tutuban will lead to Naic in Cavite, Pagsanjan in Laguna, Montalban in Rizal, and Bulacan during the 1920s. [7] The Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company also operated electrified Tranvia services in what ...