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They run at you with the needle....

The MRT Blue line extension from Hua Lamphong (currently still the main train station in Bangkok though that will change) to Tha Phra was opened today for a two month trial period to celebrate the new King's [emoji1242] birthday. The ride is free of charge for the trial period. However, currently one cannot travel directly from, say, Sukhumvit station to the Chinatown and Old Town stations. During the trial period one must change trains at Hua Lamphong station [emoji579] which is no problem however as the other train will be arriving at the neighboring track. The trains for the Blue Line extension are also brand new Siemens metro cars Made in Austria. I've traveled this morning to Tha Phra and what can I say, it was sheer madness! Long queues, TV cameras, and a huuuge crowd of curious Bangkokers made the journey a memorable one... For visitors to Bangkok it's now so much more convenient to travel from lower Sukhumvit to Chinatown. Wat Mangkon station is particularly well designed: Image above: wall painting at the new Chinatown station. Below: long queues at the five new stations for the inaugural service: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-07/29/c_138267285.htm

4 of the new stations are stunning from an architecture point of view, they've actually made the effort to blend them in with the surrounding area as opposed to just plonking a shiny 21st century station in the middle of the neighbourhood. Good for tourism that Grand Palace and Chinatown are now reachable via MRT/BTS.

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