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MRT

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Information about MRT in Bangkok.

Useful Information about MRT.

Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited

Inaugurated in 2004, the subway of Bangkok, the MRT Metro - Mass Rapid Transit Network, was opened in 2004 and is next to the BTS Skytrain the second public transport, with which daily crowds are moved. For more than a decade, there was only one route from Hoa Lamphong to Tao Poon, known as the Blue Line. Meanwhile, the blue line has been extended by a second stretch, the purple line. This runs from Tao Poon to Khlong Bang Phai.

Good Public Transport

The MRI is an ideal complement to the BTS Skytrain. With the BTS, a large part of the city center is already being used for traffic purposes. The metro also complements the route network in the city center and, in addition to relieving the entire traffic, leads with a route to the north-western part in the direction of Nonthaburi. The two current routes comprise 34 stops and another route, which will then receive orange as color, is under construction and is scheduled to be completed by 2022.

Technology

The vehicles of the MRT are very similar to those of the Skytrain BTS. Also, the barrier system for entering and leaving the driving range is similar to that of the Airport Rail Link system, so-called tokens are used instead of a ticket.

Tickets oder Token

To drive with the MRT you need a ticket here too, who used to drive with the BTS, should remember that BTS and MRT are from different operators and both modes of transport use their own ticket system, which applies exclusively to their own line and not is transferable to the other system. Unlike the BTS, there are no single tickets on the MRT, but tokens for individual trips. Again, it has focused on a simple system and the fare is also aich according to the number of stops to be covered. If you drive often and often, you can buy a rechargeable prepaid card.

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During peak hours (6:00am to 9:00am and 4:30pm to 7:30pm in the evening) it takes less than 5 minutes to get to the next MRT train. At the remaining times the waiting time until the next MRT is less than 10 minutes.

Drive with the MRT.

Token, Tickets & Prices.

The ticket system is very simple, individual trips are charged and the price depends on the number of stops to be covered. At each station there are ticket machines and there are ticket offices. At the ticket machine it is very easy, here is displayed at which station you are currently, you just have to choose where you want. The fare is automatically calculated, the fare can be paid with coins and banknotes. If you have done everything right, the machine spits out a round plastic chip, the "token", the color is black. This serves to get through the cabinet system to the trains. In addition to the ticket vending machines, there is also a ticket office at each station, where you can buy a rechargeable card instead of the tokens. If you often use the MRT, you will save time with this card.

Enter the station (and leave again).

Without ticket or token you can not get to the trains, you first have to overcome a barrier system. This seems a bit strange when you do it for the first time, but it is very easy to understand. Where the journey begins, there is an area at the individual barriers where the token or the prepaid card is placed on it and the barrier opens. The token you need later to pass the barrier at the finish, so do not throw it carelessly! Arrived at the destination station, it is almost the same procedure: the token is inserted into the easily recognizable slot, if you have a PrePaid Card, put it on the visible surface, the barrier opens, ready.

Safety.

Safety is high! There are checks at the entrances to the metro, on the one hand there are detectors which you have to pass through and in addition the security personnel would like to take a look in bags. Again, as with the BTS stations, tourists are simply waved through, but you should always be prepared to be controlled, it does not hurt.

The route network.

The route network of the MRT currently consists of two routes, they are divided into the Blue Line and the Violet Line. The Blue Line operates more in the city center, the Violet Line goes to the north-western area. The Blue Line offers transfer to the BTS at Mo Chit, Asok and Sala Daeng. You can also change from the MRT at Phetchaburi Station to the Airport Rail Link at Makkasan Station to take the ARL to Suvarnabhumi Airport.