MRT (Subway) Blue Line is a convenient means of transportation in Bangkok alongside BTS. Air conditioning is effective in the station premises, it is cool, you can move comfortably.
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MRT (Subway) What is Blue Line?
2004 Year 7 The subway that opened in February, connecting the office town and residential area in Bangkok. It is called MRT by convenient transportation method without traffic jam.
MRT which is convenient for going to Chinatown and Chatuchak weekend market and which can also access the sightseeing area is also used frequently for travelers.
At "MRT Phetchaburi Station" Airport Rail Link Line "ARL McAsan Station"
Purple line "MRT Purple Line Taopun Station" at "MRT Tao Phu Station"
"BTS Asoke Station" at "MRT Sukhumvit Station"
"BTS Saladaen Station" at "MRT Silom Station"
"BTS Mochat Station" at "MRT Chatuchak Park Station"
It is connected to.
Basic Information
- Hours of operation: 6 hours - 24 hours
- Operation interval: 5 minutes to 10 minutes No timetable
- Prices: 16 ~ 42B depending on distance
- Precautions: Smoking, eating and drinking are prohibited in the station premises and in the car.
When entering the station, security checks are carried out by the staff and the gates pass through the gate of the metal detector while showing the contents of the baggage so let's prepare so that you can show your luggage immediately in front of the gate.
Ticket type
There are three types of MRT tickets.
- 1 tickets (one-way ticket per 1 times)
- Chargeable prepaid card (Stored Value Card)
- Coupon ticket card
※ Because I think that it will be expensive for tourists who use limited sections, we will skip the explanation for this time.
1 tickets (one-way ticket per 1 times)
It is a plastic magnetic coin called a token that is valid only on the purchase one-way ticket. It is shaped like an Othello piece and purchased with an automatic ticket vending machine and collected at the time of entry.
Chargeable prepaid card
It is a prepaid card of 5 year effective from purchase (charged fee is valid for 2 year.).
Card issuance fee 30B + deposit 50B + fare 100B (initial charge amount) including minimum charge 180B can be purchased and charged up to the maximum 2000B. The surplus can be refunded.
How to buy MRT tickets
1 tickets can be purchased with automatic ticket vending machines that can use banknotes (1, 5, 10 currency and 20, 50, 100B banknotes) I recommend a thing.
We will purchase a chargeable prepaid card from a clerk at the counter.
How to buy 1 tickets
1. First of all, there is a button to switch from Thai to English on the upper right corner of the ticket vending machine screen, please switch to English notation.
2. Introduction When you touch the destination on the route map displayed on the ticket vending machine screen, the price is displayed.
3. Put the amount shown next and buy a ticket.
4. Take the ticket as magnetic coin type ticket comes out.
How to ride MRT
1. Pass through a ticket gate
All ticket gates are automatic ticket gates, and when you touch the sensor on which the car picture on the upper ticket gate is written touch the coin of the 1 ticket, the card opens the gate.
As the gate closes quickly, please go through quickly.
When you have a large baggage such as a suitcase, call a staff member and have the large gate next to the automatic ticket gate open manually. Before going through, the gate may close and get caught, so let's ask the clerk without impossible. Pregnant women and old people, even small children, use this method.
2. Go home
Since the destination is displayed at the terminal station, let's check the traveling direction with the guide board on which the station name is written.
The home is set up safe so that all the station home doors are installed.
3. Get on the train
Wait for the arrival of the train at the ride position of the home. The door is automatic opening and closing, the descendant takes precedence.
Since the air conditioning is cold enough in the car, it would be better for those who are not good at cooling to have something to wear.
Get off at 4.
I check off the stop at monitor and announcement in the car and get off. Thai language and English are flowing in the announcement.
5. Exit the ticket gate
When you get off, go to the ticket gating floor following the EXIT indication and check the exit number in the guide map before the ticket gate and let's go to the exit.
When entering the coin, put a coin in the slot and the gate will be opened and collected as it is.
In case of a card, touch the card to the sensor on which the picture of the top car is written, the gate opens.
Route map of MRT
Points for comfortable ride
Due to the population of Bangkok city and the increase of tourists, MRT ticket office is very crowded.
People planning to use MRT frequently during the trip recommend it to purchase a chargeable prepaid card because it will take a long line when buying tickets and it may take some 5 ~ 10 minutes before purchasing To do.
Card issuance fee 30B takes, but I do not queue every time, so I think that it is a very convenient card.
