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The Skytrain, a component of the Bangkok Mass Transit System
The Skytrain, a component of the Bangkok Mass Transit System
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The Bangkok Mass Transit System comprises the elevated rapid transit system called the BTS Skytrain and the underground subway system called the Mass Rapid Transit, MRT, and often known as Bangkok Metro. As of July, 2010, there are two Skytrain lines and one Metro line. The Skytrain system is 28.7 km in length while the Metro is 20 km.

The Skytrain lines are called the Sukhumvit Line and the Silom Line. The stations are all coded according to their compass location in relation to the Siam Station, which is the interchange for the two lines. The sole Metro Line is called the MRT Blue Line. Each station carries a three-letter station code.



List of Bangkok Train Stations in alphabetical order.


The Sukhumvit Line has 17 stations with another 6 either under construction or planned.


The Silom Line has 9 stations with another 5 either under construction or planned.


The MRT Blue Line has 18 stations over a distance of 21 km, with another 21 stations either under construction or planned.


The MRT Purple Line has 16 stations over a distance of 23 km in the first phase which is presently under construction.

Mass Transit Systems

The following are the other mass transit systems that I have described:
  1. Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit
    Kuala Lumpur's rail transit network comprises two light rail transit lines, the Ampang Line and the Kelana Jaya Line, the KL Monorail, and three KTM Komuter train lines.

  2. London Underground
    The London Underground, also called The Tube, is the world's oldest with 270 stations and 400 km (270 miles) of track.

  3. New York City Subway
    The New York City Subway is one of the most extensive in the world, with 468 stations (423 if connected stations are counted as one) and 1,056 km (655 miles) of track.

  4. Singapore MRT
    The Singapore Mass Rapid Transit network presently has 129.7 km of tracks served by 86 stations, with projected growth to reach 278 om by 2020.

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