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The Metropolitan Rapid Transit or MRT is a mass rapid transit system serving the Bangkok Metropolitan Region in Thailand.The MRT system comprises two fully operational rapid transit lines (Blue and Purple) and two fully operational monorail lines (Yellow and Pink), with another rapid transit line (Orange) under construction.
The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand was established in 1992 under the name Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority, under the Royal Decree Establishment of the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority B.E. 2535, with the objective of organizing mass transportation systems in Bangkok and its vicinity by electric train. [2] [3]
The BTS Skytrain Map of Bangkok urban transit systems. Bangkok Metropolitan Region is served by 9 rapid transit rail lines as of 2023. The BTS Skytrain consists of three lines, the Sukhumvit Line, Silom Line and Gold Line. The Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) also consists of three lines, the Blue Line, Purple Line and Yellow Line.
Besides the three BTS lines, Bangkok's rapid transit system includes the underground and elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines, the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT), and the elevated Airport Rail Link (ARL), serving several stations before reaching Suvarnabhumi Airport, and the SRT Red Lines of the State Railway of Thailand.
• MRT • MRL Bangkok Expressway and Metro • MRT • MRT • MRT Technical; System length: 276.15 km (172 mi) Track gauge: MRT, BTS and Airport Rail Link: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge SRT Red Lines: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge: Electrification: MRT and BTS: 750 V DC third rail
The Mangmoom Card (Thai for "spider) is a planned stored-value card for rapid transit systems in Bangkok, Thailand.Currently, many commuters carry multiple cards, since the existing Rabbit Card only works on the BTS Skytrain and Bangkok BRT, while the MRT Plus card works on the MRT Blue Line and MRT Purple Line.
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National Telecom station (Thai: สถานีโทรคมนาคมแห่งชาติ, RTGS: Sathani Thora Khamanakhom Haeng Chat) is a Bangkok MRT station on the Pink Line. The station is located on Chaeng Watthana Road , near the National Telecom Headquarters and the Ministry of Justice in Lak Si district , Bangkok . [ 1 ]