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BTS Skytrain

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BTS Skytrain

Info
OwnerBangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
LocaleBangkok, Thailand
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines3[1]
Number of stations86
Daily ridership747,325 (average weekday ridership)
Websitewww.bts.co.th/eng/index.html
Operation
Began operation5 December 1999;
24 years ago
 (1999-12-05)
Operator(s)Bangkok Mass Transit System
Public Company Limited
Headway2.40 - 6.00 mins (Sukhumvit Line)
3.45 - 6.00 mins (Silom Line)
8.00 - 15.00 mins (Gold Line)
Technical
System length100 km (62 mi); 138 km (planned)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Average speed35 km/h (22 mph)
Top speed80 km/h (50 mph)

The Bangkok Mass Transit System also known as BTS Skytrain is a public transportation system in Bangkok, Thailand. It is operated by the Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC).[2]

It was opened in 1999. It was the first electric mass transit railway system in Thailand.

It has two main lines. One is called the Sukhumvit Line, and it is colored light green on maps. It goes from the north to the southeast of Bangkok. The other line is the Silom Line, and it is dark green. It goes from the west to the center of the city.

References

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  1. "BTS SkyTrain System – Structure of Routes and Stations". Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  2. Tribune, Thomas Crampton (1998-10-14). "Thais Revisit a Troubled Mass-Transit Project". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 2016-12-04.