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750 V DC, Third Rail: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration: Bangkok Mass Transit System: 741,381 • Mo Chit Silom Line: 8 February 2021; 3 years ago () [vi] National Stadium: Bang Wa: 13.09 km (8.13 mi) 14 • Bang Wa sub-depot Blue Line: 3 July 2004; 20 years ago () [vii] 23 December 2019; 5 years ago () [viii] Tha Phra: Lak Song
Although proposals for the development of rapid transit in Bangkok had been made since 1975, [1] leading to plans for the failed Lavalin Skytrain, it was only in 1999 that the BTS finally began operation. The rail system reaches into the neighbouring provinces of Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan.
Bangkok's first rail line was the private Paknam Railway linking Bangkok to Samut Prakan which opened in 1893. The national railway network was subsequently developed and first opened in 1896, linking Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima and then expanding to reach Chiang Mai, Nong Khai, Ubon Ratchathani and Su-ngai Kolok.
Along with the BTS Skytrain and the Airport Rail Link, the MRT is part of Bangkok's rail transportation infrastructure. The BEM-operated MRT lines have 526,000 passengers each day as of August 2024 (Blue Line 453,000 and Purple Line 73,000) with 54 operational stations and a combined route length of 71 kilometers (44 mi). [4]
The plan aimed to extend the mass transit lines and build new constructions to achieve a total length of 103 kilometers, including the Bangkok Elevated Road and Train System (BERTS). When the BERTS project was canceled, the MTMP was renamed the Urban Rail Transportation Master Plan in Bangkok and Surrounding Area (URMAP). URMAP proposed a mass ...
Greater Bangkok commuter rail is a commuter rail system in Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Saraburi Province, Lopburi Province, Suphan Buri Province, Ratchaburi Province, Chacheongsao Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Prachinburi Province, and Samut Songkhram Province. It runs from and to the outskirts of the city ...
The following lists the stations of all urban rail transit systems in Bangkok and the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region, including the BTS, MRT, Airport Rail Link and SRT Red Lines. It does not include the 12 stations of the Bangkok BRT. The table below lists 192 stations in operation, comprising: 47 stations on the BTS Sukhumvit Line
The Bangkok Mass Transit System, commonly known as the BTS Skytrain (Thai: รถไฟฟ้าบีทีเอส RTGS: rot fai fa [BTS]), is an elevated rapid transit system in Bangkok, Thailand.