BTS Skytrain
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elevated rapid transit system in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region
Key facts
- Native name
- Bangkok Mass Transit System
- Owner
- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
- Area served
- Bangkok Metropolitan Region
- Locale
- Bangkok , Thailand
- Transit type
- Rapid transit , People Mover
- Daily ridership
- 723,167 ( BTS and BTS ) , 7,550 ( MRL ) , 2024
- Website
- www .bts .co .th /eng /index .html
- Began operation
- 5 December 1999 ; , 26 years ago ( 1999-12-05 )
- Operator s
- Bangkok Mass Transit System, Public Company Limited
- Character
- Fully elevated
- Number of vehicles
- BTS & BTS , Siemens Modular Metro , EMU-A1 : 35 four-car trains, Siemens - Bozankaya , EMU-A2 : 22 four-car trains, CNR Changchun , EMU-B1 : 12 four-car trains, EMU-B2 : 5 four-car trains, CRRC Changchun , EMU-B3 : 24 four-car trains, MRL , Alstom Innovia APM 300 , 3 two-car trains
- Headway
- 2.40 - 6.00 mins ( BTS ) , 3.45 - 6.00 mins ( BTS ) , 8.00 - 15.00 mins ( MRL )
- System length
- 70.05 km (43.53 mi) (operational) , 36.84 km (22.89 mi) (planned) , 106.89 km (66.42 mi) (total)
- Track gauge
- 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge
- Electrification
- 750 V DC third rail
- Average speed
- 35 km/h (22 mph)
- Top speed
- 80 km/h (50 mph)
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.bts.co.th/eng/index.html
- Image
- Bangkok Skytrain 2011.jpg
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- Commons category
- BTS Skytrain
- daily patronage
- 697907
- speed limit
- 80
- patronage
- 267484351
- date of official opening
- 1999-12-05
- inception
- 1999-01-01
- average speed
- 35
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The Bangkok Mass Transit System, commonly known as the BTS Skytrain (Thai: รถไฟฟ้าบีทีเอส RTGS: rot fai fa [BTS]), is an elevated rapid transit system in Bangkok, Thailand. It is operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System PCL (BTSC), a subsidiary of BTS Group Holdings, under a concession granted by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) which owns the lines. The system consists of 62 stations along three lines with a combined route length of 70.05 kilometers (43.53 mi). The BTS Sukhumvit Line runs northwards and south-eastwards, terminating at Khu Khot and Kheha respectively. The BTS Silom Line which serves Silom and Sathon Roads, the central business district of Bangkok, terminates at National Stadium and Bang Wa. The Gold Line people mover runs from Krung Thon Buri to Klong San and serves Iconsiam. The lines interchange at Siam station and Krung Thon Buri. The system is formally known as "The Elevated Train in Commemoration of HM the King's 6th Cycle Birthday" (รถไฟฟ้าเฉลิมพระเกียรติ 6 รอบ พระชนมพรรษา).