Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit System | |
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Overview | |
Owner | BMA MRTA SRT |
Locale | Bangkok Metropolitan Region |
Transit type | Commuter rail • SRT • SRT Airport rail link • ![]() Rapid transit • BTS • BTS • MRT • MRT • MRT (under construction) Light rail • Silver Line (planned) Monorail • MRT • MRT (planned) • MRT • MRL (planned) • MRL (planned) People Mover • MRL |
Number of lines | 10 lines (out of 15 total planned) |
Number of stations | 190 out of planned 310 |
Daily ridership | 1,408,431 (2024) |
Annual ridership | 515,485,410 (2024)[1] |
Operation | |
Began operation | 5 December 1999 |
Operator(s) | S.R.T. Electrified Train • SRT • SRT Asia Era One • ![]() Bangkok Mass Transit System • BTS • BTS • MRT • 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 ARL and SRT: 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary |
Top speed | MRT and BTS: 80 km/h (50 mph) ARL and SRT: 160 km/h (99 mph) |
The Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region, or M-Map, is the latest version in a series of Thai government plans for the development of an urban rail transit network serving the Greater Bangkok area. It was drafted under the care of the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) of the Ministry of Transport.