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          Transportation
                                                       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,




          TICA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY 2018 - 2019                                             203
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