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terminating at National Stadium and Bang Wa.
Airport Rail Link The lines interchange at Siam station and have
The Airport Rail Link is a commuter rail line a combined route length of 38.7 km. A new train
connecting Suvarnabhumi Airport to BTS Phaya arrives every three to six minutes, and the fares
Thai station via MRT Phetchaburi station. start at B16 for one stop. The BTS is also linked
Operating daily from 6am to midnight, the to the MRT by three stations, namely Asok,
trains depart every 10 minutes during peak Mo Chit and Sala Daeng.
hours and 15 minutes during off-peak times
and weekends. Standard fare for the city line MRT
is between B15 to B45, depending on distance. The Metropolitan Rapid Transit, or MRT, is a
rapid transit system with 35 operational stations
BTS SkyTrain along 43 km. There are two operating lines:
BTS or SkyTrain, is an elevated rapid transit in the Blue line presently covers 19 stations and
the city, operating daily from 6am to midnight. runs from Tao Poon to Hua Lamphong via Phra
There are currently two operating lines. The Ram 9. The Purple line serves the northwestern
first is the Sukhumvit line which covers 23 suburbs of Bangkok in Nonthaburi province to
stations, running northwards and eastwards the mid-north areas of Bangkok, where it links
and terminating at Mo Chit and Samrong with the Blue line. The MRT operates daily from
respectively. The second is Silom line, which 6am to midnight.
covers 13 stations on Silom and Sathorn Roads,

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