BTS Skytrain

BTS Skytrain
Overview
Native name	Bangkok Mass Transit System
Owner	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
Locale	Bangkok, Thailand
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	3[1]
Number of stations	86
Daily ridership	747,325[2] (average weekday ridership)
Website	www.bts.co.th/eng/index.html
Operation
Began operation	5 December 1999; 24 years ago (1999-12-05)
Operator(s)	Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited
Number of vehicles	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
Headway	2.40 - 6.00 mins (Sukhumvit Line) 3.45 - 6.00 mins (Silom Line) 8.00 - 15.00 mins (Gold Line)
Technical
System length	100 km (62 mi); 138 km (planned)
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)
System map Legend Eastern Outer Ring Road N28 Khlong Ha N27 Khlong Si N26 Khlong Sam N25 Khu Khot N24 Yaek Kor Por Aor N23 Royal Thai Air Force Museum N22 Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital N21 Saphan Mai N20 Sai Yud N19 Phahon Yothin 59 N18 Wat Phra Sri Mahathat  MRT  N17 11th Infantry Regiment N16 Bang Bua N15 Royal Forest Department N14 Kasetsart University N13 Sena Nikhom N12 Ratchayothin N11 Phahon Yothin 24 N10 Ha Yaek Lat Phrao  MRT  N9  BTS  Mo Chit  MRT  N8 Saphan Khwai N7 Sena Ruam N6 Ari N5 Sanam Pao N4  BTS  Victory Monument N3 W2  SRT  Yotse Phaya Thai  ARL  N2 W1 National Stadium Ratchathewi N1 CEN Siam Siam CEN S1 Ratchadamri Chit Lom E1 S2  MRT  Sala Daeng Phloen Chit E2 S3 Chong Nonsi Nana E3 S4 Saint Louis Asok  MRT  E4 S5 Surasak Phrom Phong E5 S6 Saphan Taksin Thong Lo E6 Ekkamai E7 S7  BTS  Krung Thon Buri Phra Khanong E8 S8 Wongwian Yai On Nut E9 S9 Pho Nimit Bang Chak E10 S10 Talat Phlu Punnawithi E11 S11 Wutthakat Udom Suk E12 S12  MRT  Bang Wa Bang Na E13 S13 Bang Waek Bearing E14 S14 Krachom Thong Samrong  MRT  E15 S15 Bang Phrom Pu Chao E16 S16 Intharawat Chang Erawan E17 S17 Boromratchonnanee Royal Thai Naval Academy E18 S18 Taling Chan Pak Nam E19 Srinagarindra E20 Phraek Sa E21 Sai Luat E22 Kheha E23 Sawang Khaniwat E24 Mueang Boran E25 Sichan Pradit E26 Bang Pu E27 This diagram: view talk edit

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).

Besides the three BTS lines, Bangkok's rapid transit system includes the underground and elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines, the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT), and the elevated Airport Rail Link (ARL), serving several stations before reaching Suvarnabhumi Airport, and the SRT Red Lines of the State Railway of Thailand.