Comments on: Bangkok Mass Transit System – A guide to the BTS / MRT / ARL / SRT urban railways

By: James Clark

James Clark — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:51:19 +0000

In reply to Another Nomad. Yes it looks a bit confusing on the map, but it makes sense when you are on it. From Phetchaburi you get on the train heading towards Tao Poon. The trains in this direction end at Tao Poon at a platform above the line going towards Lak Song.

By: Another Nomad

Another Nomad — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 18:11:27 +0000

The loop construction of the MRT blue line has me a little confused. If I’m starting from MRT Phetchaburi and want to go to MRT Bang Sue (for Krung Thep Ampiwat train station), how will the direction be labelled? I want to avoid taking the longer way around the loop to my destination. Thank you.

By: Francois GUINDON

Francois GUINDON — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:26:35 +0000

Thank you so much, James for compiling and sharing generously such precise, up-to-date and valuable info.
It makes things so much easier for everyone.
Deeply appreciated.

By: James Clark

James Clark — Sat, 16 Dec 2023 00:47:20 +0000

In reply to Jeff Byron. The Purple Line extension is under construction at the moment, and there is construction work near the Democracy Monument, so that will add a station near the Khao San area. There will be a station for the Orange Line here, but the western extension for that line has been tangled up in legal issues over who gets to build it.

By: Jeff Byron

Jeff Byron — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 20:55:43 +0000

Still no access to the old town/Khao san area, which I would have imagined being well used. Issues with land purchases and associated costs/issues?

By: James Clark

James Clark — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:41:58 +0000

In reply to pong. Thanks for that, yes the urbanrail site is great, I've added the map and now updated maps showing the Pink Line.

By: pong

pong — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 13:54:56 +0000

GReetings from KrungThep.
Just last week the new monorail PINK line was opened: Minburi-running straight west till Pak Kred, then south to link to purple line at Nonthaburi Civic Centre. FREE for 1 month, total drive time 1 hr.
The works for extending the purple line-all underground, also really disrupts Samsen Rd near KhaoSan here-and also all along main road south of river to Daokanong.
Worldwide site for all such transit: urbanrail.net, with maps too, run by a german dedicated to that. He also publishes printed books on countries, mostly EUR with this info.
MRT here in BKK-and ONLY MRT!, offers half price to seniors, from anywhere, from 60 yrs-buy tokens at counter, show ID.
Red line to DMK is very inconveniently situated for airport, the buslines A 1/2/3/4 still run and bring you to right beside entry.
The transitbkk site is really outdated-also for its buslines BMTA (I had some contact with the guy in the start, by now > 10 yrs ago, then also an OZzie, but I guess it must have handed over to someone else.

By: James Clark

James Clark — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 12:53:40 +0000

In reply to Joo Seet. Makkasan is connected to Phetchaburi Station on the MRT Line. It is not in the same building, but there is an elevated walkway that goes outside Makkasan, and that leads to the entrance to Phetchaburi Station.

By: Joo Seet

Joo Seet — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 09:39:01 +0000

Is the Makkasan Station.connected to the MRT line?

Thanks and cheers.

By: carmen

carmen — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 01:37:09 +0000

In reply to James Clark. Thank you for the information.