Metropolitan Rapid Transit

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Metropolitan Rapid Transit is Bangkok’s main rapid transit subway system, forming a core part of the city’s urban rail network.

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Metropolitan Rapid Transit canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf metro system
rapid transit system
subway system
urban rail transit
abbreviation MRT
connectsWith Airport Rail Link
BTS Skytrain
Bangkok railway station
electrification overhead catenary
third rail
environmentalImpact reduces road traffic congestion in Bangkok
reduces urban air pollution compared to car use
fareCollection automatic fare collection
fareIntegration partial integration with other Bangkok transit modes
fareSystem distance-based fare
formsPartOf Bangkok rail transit network
surface form: Bangkok urban rail network
hasFeature air-conditioned trains
electronic passenger information displays
platform screen doors on many stations
hasLine MRT Blue Line
MRT Purple Line
hasRollingStockType electric multiple unit
hasService all-stations stopping service
isMajorComponentOf Bangkok rail transit network
surface form: Bangkok mass transit system
languageOfSignage English
Thai
locatedIn Bangkok
locatedInCountry Thailand
operator Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited
ownedBy Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand
primaryFunction urban passenger transport
primaryUsers commuters
tourists
safetySystem automatic train operation
automatic train protection
serves Bangkok Metropolitan Region
servesRole backbone of Bangkok’s rapid transit network
systemCharacter mostly underground
partly elevated
ticketMedia contactless smart card
single-journey token
trackGauge standard gauge
transitType heavy rail

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MRT subway alsoKnownAs Metropolitan Rapid Transit
Bangkok Metropolitan Region hasTransportSystem Metropolitan Rapid Transit
Kamphaeng Phet MRT Station publicTransitSystem Metropolitan Rapid Transit