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	Mass Rapid Transit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) is a general synonym for public transportation, often equated to metro systems.
		The Bangkok Metro is operated by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and is consequently occasionally referred to as the "MRT".
		MTR, the Mass Transit Railway of Hong Kong
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /m/ma/mass_rapid_transit.html (73 words)

	Thailand Travel News from ElephantGuide.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		mass transit system, the subway, successfully underwent its first trial runs between April 13-18, 2004, in preparation for the new official opening in July 2004, a month earlier than the previous schedule in August.
		Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) Governor, Mr.
		The subway route is 20 kilometres long with 18 stations and three interchange stations that will connect to the city’s other overhead mass transit rail system, the Skytrain.
	www.elephantguide.com /general_travel_news/bangkok-subway-test.htm (424 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Thailand is a member of, and enjoys good relations with other members of, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), namely, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam, as well as with Myanmar.
		Thailand has made considerable strides in increasing electricity generation from hydro-energy and domestic lignite sources, has encouraged exploration for natural gas, has sought to diversify its source of imported fossil fuel (particularly by way of gas purchase contracts with Myanmar) and has taken steps to purchase electricity from neighboring countries such as Laos and Myanmar.
		The Bank of Thailand was establised by law in 1942 as the central bank (Bank of Thailand Act, B.E. 2485) and is in charge of implementing monetary policy and facilitating the development of the Thai financial system.
	oefa.thaiembdc.org /Project/Ovewview/Overviewth.htm (7533 words)

	Encyclopedia: Mass Rapid Transit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The name Mass Rapid Transit is used by the following specific metro systems, either as an official name or otherwise: This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems.
		Categories: Disambiguation Logo of Public Transport System Bukit Batok MRT Station on the North South MRT Line The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) is the primary rapid transit system in Singapore that serves more than a quarter of Singapores population, with a network spanning the entire city-state.
		MRT Ximen Station Interior of an MRT station The Taipei Rapid Transit System (台北大眾捷運系統, also known as the MRT, Metro Taipei, or by locals simply as the 捷運) is a series of underground and elevated metro and VAL systems throughout the Taipei metropolitan area.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mass-Rapid-Transit (253 words)

	Bangkok Metro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bangkok Metro, officially called the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), is Bangkok's underground metro system.
		It was constructed by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and operated by Bangkok Metro Public Company Limited (BMCL) under a 25-year concession.
		The driver applied its brake and was waiting to be towed to the maintenance centre close to Thailand Cultural Centre station.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bangkok_Metro (990 words)

	Thailand Transportation :: Thailandgateway.com
		Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) - includes news and information of the project and map.
		Bangkok Terminal - Mass transport and government service center to provide inter-city bus terminal, sky train, elevated ramps, and other mass transit systems with common and commercial areas.
		JR Noy, Ltd. (Thailand) - JR Noy, Ltd. distributes and leases RV Trailers (Elite Coaches) made in the USA throughout Thailand direct to businesses in the tourism, transportation, and lodging industries.
	www.thailandgateway.com /transportation.html (460 words)

	Mass Rapid Transit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name Mass Rapid Transit is used by the following specific metro systems, either as an official name or otherwise:
		the alternative name of the Taipei Rapid Transit System.
		This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mass_Rapid_Transit (103 words)

	Bangkok Subway to Officially Launched in July 2004
		Bangkok’s newest mass transit system, the subway, is to open on 3 July 2004, one month ahead of schedule.
		Moreover, the MRTA has also co-operated with the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA), operator of the city bus service, to link seven subway stations with 18 bus lines for commuters who live in the suburbs and do not always wish to take their cars.
		By the year 2010, the Thai government plans to expand the two mass transit systems to cover a total of 291 kms, linking all parts of the city.
	www.circleofasia.com /News.asp?nID=67 (641 words)

	general information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Thailand, formerly known as the Kingdom of Siam, lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.
		Its shape and geography is divided into four distinct regions: the mountains and forests of the North; the fertile land of the Central Plains; the semi-arid plateau of the Northeast; and the tropical beaches and islands of the Southern peninsula.
		Thailand is a democratic constitutional monarchy with H.R.H. King Bhumibol Adulyadej (King Rama IX of the Chakri Dynasty) recognized as Head of State, Head of the Armed Forces, Upholder of the Buddhist religion and Upholder of all religions.
	www.11uncongress.org /general.htm (1118 words)

	Cambodian Times - Thailand News
		Iran's Ambassador to Thailand Mohsen Pakayeen in Bangkok on Saturday stressed the importance of bolstering cooperation with Thailand in various fields...
		The economy was strong and Thailand's reputation at an all-time high; the whole country was gearing up to draft the new Constitution; the Thai media...
		The Law Society of Thailand has demanded Thai citizenship and other rights be swiftly returned to 1,243 Mae Ai residents after their court win on...
	www.cambodiantimes.com /p.x/ct/10/id/7eb51d3138244bed (1242 words)

	International Railway Journal: Bangkok's first underground metro open: Bangkok's second rapid transit project, the ...
		CONSTRUCTION of the 20km 18station Chaloem Ratchamongkhon or Blue Line began in 1997 when the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) awarded five contracts for construction of the northern and southern parts of the line, each 10km long.
		Adherence to the tighter deadlines and rapid setup of the maintenance service was made possible largely by using experienced staff taken over from the SkyTrain project.
		At the request of the Thai government, the first train was air-freighted from Vienna to Bangkok, with arrival of the last car of the three-car train being greeted by an official ceremony at Bangkok's Don Muang international airport on October 15 2003.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BQQ/is_7_44/ai_n6131837 (1527 words)

	Thailand Map and Photos - Thailand Bangkok Phuket Pattaya Chiang Mai Kho Samui Map, Physical, Road, Geographical. :: ...
		Map of Thailand - Serving all provincs map, Island map.
		Thailand Live Cam at Koh Samui - Located at Chaweng beach and sending new pictures every 10-30 seconds, currently 5-6 hours daily.
		Pattaya Map of Thailand - Pattaya map and 180 fully interactive Thailand maps FREE including tourist attractions, travel facilities, beaches and islands (ko or koh), hotels.
	www.thailandgateway.com /maps_and_photo.html (715 words)

	Clean Air Initiative: Asia - BMCL to sell subway given the right price (Bangkok Post)
		BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bangkok Metro Plc (BMCL), the subway concessionaire, said yesterday that it would sell the underground public transit system to the state immediately _ given the right price.
		The Transport Ministry, which oversees the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), months ago announced its intention to buy back the system in order to better integrate existing and future mass transit services.
		State control would facilitate the introduction of cheap, subsidised fares and facilitate the integration of the city's existing mass transit systems with 400-billion-baht in proposed subway and skytrain extensions, say government officials.
	www.cleanairnet.org /asia/1412/article-58808.html (591 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Royal Decree on the establishment of Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority B.E. 2535 will be abolished and replaced by the draft Act on the Rapid Mass Transit Authority of Thailand B.E...........
		Approval of the Treaty on Extradition between the Kingdom of Thailand and the Republic of Korea as proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
		Endorsement in principle the draft of Act on Extradition between the Kingdom of Thailand and the Republic of Korea B.E...
	www.thaigov.go.th /news/cab/42/cab17aug99.htm (718 words)

	News for Rayong, Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Nation, Thailand, Thailand -: The Bangkok Council was forced to cancel its meeting yesterday as 31 councillors, mostly from the Thai Rak Thai fold, continued their boycott to protest the...
		The Nation, Thailand, Thailand -: Thammasat was born as a "people's university", rising from the 1932 revolution, which saw Thailand adopt a constitutional monarchy.
		Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand spokesman Yuppadee Srinark said the three carriages in which passengers were riding filled with a burning smell after...
	4newz.net /new/world/cities/Rayong.html (9975 words)

	Ministry of Transport, Travelling through Thailand at Pia and Tom's Thailand Travel Guide
		• Expressway and Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand, (ETA).
		• Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand, (MRTA).
		• Ports Authority of Thailand, (PAT) on 444 Thanon Tarua, Klong Toey, Bangkok.
	www.piatom.com /376.html (238 words)

	Background on current Thai, international and business news stories
		he photo here should be strong evidence for those in charge of mass transit in Bangkok that they should redouble their efforts to extend both the BTS Skytrain and the subway systems to reach the majority of Bangkok commuters.
		The latest word from the government is that it wants to take over ownership of the whole mass transit system, integrating both the elevated and underground components into one seamless whole.
		Unlike the subway system, which operates under the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), a state enterprise, the Skytrain project is under the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA).
	www.bangkokpost.com /education/site2005/wnau0905.htm (949 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Germany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Thailand, which posted economic growth of 6.1 percent last year and expects to balance its budget for the first time in nine years, is likely to follow through with its latest spending push, said analysts such as Sriyan Pietersz of JPMorgan Chase and Co.
		Siemens and Alstom have both expressed interest in building Thailand's first electric train assembly plant, said Prapat Chongsanguan, governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand.
		Siemens's Grasse and Nazir Rizk, the head of Alstom's Thai unit, said their companies are studying Thailand's request to build the plant, which wouldn't be government-funded.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10001060&sid=ajAvC.Icls4Q&refer=movers_by_index (1123 words)

	Business Day Newspaper,Thailand first international business daily (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has reconfirmed that it will resume operation of the system tomorrow after intensive test runs over the weekend and today, the final runs with the prime minister and other cabinet members on board.
		MRTA governor Prapat Jongsanguan said Bangkok Metro (BMCL), the operator of the underground facility, spent almost six million baht in testing the system in various scenarios such as fires, bombs and crashes, to make sure passengers can be evacuated from stations within 10 minutes of an incident.
		The new wording would cover the way in which MRTA had full authority to oversee and control the operation of the subway system in order to provide the highest safety standard for users.
	www.bday.net /detail.asp?id=63192 (480 words)

	Thailand Forum > No Light At End Of Tunnel For Subway
		The service between the Phaholyothin and Thailand Cultural Centre stations was cancelled after the signal problem was detected at the Phaholyothin station, said Prapat Chongsa-nguan, the governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand, the state agency that supervises the subway system.
		Witoon Hatairatana, the operations director of Bangkok Metro Co Ltd, the subway concessionaire, said yesterday that many passengers had to change trains to bypass the problematic portion of the route.
		The governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand, Prapat Chongsanguan, seemed upset.
	www.thaivisa.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php?t27853.html (1029 words)

	Thailand Forum > Siemens Warned: Fix The Bangkok Subway!
		BANGKOK: -- The head of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), which oversees the Bangkok’s subway system, has warned Siemens Thailand, that persistent failures on the underground could affect the company’s future contract bids involving the expansion of the city’s mass transit system.
		Siemens Thailand installed the service and should urgently address the problems, Mr.
		The 5-centimeter (2-inch) coil apparently blew into a subway tunnel and atop a signaling box on the tracks, triggering an alarm that stopped trains on the line, said Praphat Jongsanguan, who heads the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand.
	www.thaivisa.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php?t27922.html (464 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Most roads disrupted by the work will be back in normal use by the year's end, said Chookiat Photayanuwat, construction director of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand.
		Thailand's first subway, known as the Chalermratchamongkol Line, is 20km long.
		Construction of the subway depot will be undertaken by BMCL which is contracted to procure and operate trains for 25 years under a 11.7-billion-baht concession.
	my.reset.jp /~adachihayao/010305B.htm (252 words)

	Learn more about List of light-rail transit systems in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Manila - Light Railway Transit (LRT), Baclaran to Monumento; Metro Railway Transit 1 (MRT1), Taft Avenue to North Avenue; Metro Railway Transit 2 (MRT2), Marikina City to Recto
		Baltimore, Maryland - Mass Transit Administration, Maryland DOT
		Charles Avenue Streetcar, operated by the Regional Transit Authority
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_light_rail_transit_systems.html (367 words)

	MRTA : Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand
		The Initial System Project, the Blue Line (Hua Lamphong-Bang Sue Section), which has now been named the M.R.T. Chaloem Ratchamongkhon Line, first entered the public consciousness when H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej graciously designted H.R.H. Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to lay the foundation stone at Hua Lamphong Railway Station on 19 November 1996.
		Later, on 9 August 1999, H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej graciously bestowed the name "Chaloem Ratchamongkhon" on this, Thailand's first underground line.
		Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand 175 Rama IX Rd., Huay Khwang, Bangkok 10320
	www.mrta.co.th /eng/index.htm (205 words)

	Webverzeichnis > Regional > Asia > Thailand > Transportation > Mass Transit @ tutorials.de - Webseiten, Verweise, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) - Operates bus routes in Bangkok and neighboring provinces..
		Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) - Operates Bangkok's skytrain - a rail based mass transit system..
		Mass Rapid Transit Authority - Responsible for overseeing Bangkok's subway system..
	webverzeichnis.tutorials.de /cat/Regional/Asia/Thailand/Transportation/Mass_Transit (192 words)

	2Bangkok.com Forum - Official launch in June?
		The official launch of the Bangkok subway system will be moved from August 12 to June because of increasing traffic congestion on Bangkok streets, the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) said yesterday.
		The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and the BMCL launched the service today after giving away 84,000 tickets to the public and other 60,000 to the government agencies.
		During the six-day test runs, BMCL opens 9-10 stations to offer the free ride to estimated 24,000 passengers each day, while the official opening is expected in July, or August to celebrate the 72nd birthday anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen.
	www.angkor.com /2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/showthread.php?t=157 (375 words)

	Bangkok's Independent Newspaper
		The new vice minister for transport, Mahidol Chantrangkurn, will visit the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) today to try and smooth the way for the development of an integrated rail network, the transport minister said yesterday.
		One of the barriers to the development is the delayed integration of the Skytrain with the entire mass-transit network, a source at the Traffic Policy and Planning Office said.
		It is feared that would discourage the public from ditching their cars and switching to mass transit, which will in turn reduce the potential of the investment.
	www.nationmultimedia.com /2005/08/18/business/index.php?news=business_18371445.html (433 words)

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