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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 line (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 London Underground first opened as an underground railway in 1863 and its first electrified underground line opened in 1890, [1] making it the world's oldest metro system. [2] The Beijing Subway is the world's longest metro network at 815.2 kilometres (507 mi) and the Shanghai Metro has the highest annual ridership at 2.83 billion trips. [3]
Currently, passengers need to purchase separate tickets for travel on different Bangkok train systems, namely the Skytrain and the Airport Rail Link. The MRT and the SRT Red Lines, in contrast, accept EMV (Europay, Mastercard, and Visa) contactless payment, allowing passengers to use their credit or debit cards directly at the entry gates.
S.R.T. Electrified Train • SRT • SRT Asia Era One • ARL Bangkok Mass Transit System • BTS • BTS • MRT • MRT • MRL Bangkok Expressway and Metro • MRT • MRT • MRT Technical; System length: 261.88 km (163 mi) Track gauge: MRT, BTS and Airport Rail Link: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge
The Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway, officially known as the High-Speed Rail Linking Three Airports Project (Thai: โครงการรถไฟความเร็วสูงเชื่อม 3 สนามบิน) is the second high-speed rail line project in Thailand, being due to open in 2029 [1] between Don Mueang International Airport, Suvarnabhumi Airport ...
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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.