MRT Extends Service Hours to 2 AM on Four Lines for New Years Eve to Facilitate Public Convenience

The Ministry of Transport and the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) are spreading cheer on New Year's Eve 2025 as they extend MRT train services on four lines until 2 AM and prolong the opening hours of station buildings and parking lots to better serve the public.

Mr. Kachaphon Udomthumphakdi, Governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), stated that the Ministry of Transport has presented a New Year's gift for 2026 to the public under the concept of “ H.N.Y 2569 - Happiness of All: travel happily on every route; Network of Care: systematic and comprehensive care; Year of Safety: a year of road safety and safe travel” aimed at facilitating the public, reducing expenses, increasing travel options, and offering souvenirs as a token of gratitude to those who have used the state's transportation system throughout the year.

Furthermore, the Ministry of Transport and the MRTA, along with the concessionaires operating the four MRT lines, namely Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM), the operator of the MRT Blue Line (Chaloem Ratchamongkhon) and MRT Purple Line (Chalong Ratchatham), Eastern Bangkok Monorail Company Limited (EBM), operator of the MRT Yellow Line (Nakhon Ratchapipat), and Northern Bangkok Monorail Company Limited (NBM), operator of the MRT Pink Line, intend to deliver a New Year's gift by extending MRT services on the Purple, Blue, Yellow, and Pink lines. Originally closing at midnight on 31 December 2025, the service will now continue until 2:00 AM on 1 January 2026, with the last trains departing from the terminal stations at 2:00 AM.

Passengers can park their vehicles at MRT station buildings and parking lots, which will be open as follows:

• For the MRT Purple Line, four parking buildings at Khlong Bang Phai Station, Sam Yaek Bang Yai Station, Bang Rak Noi Tha It Station, and Yaek Nonthaburi 1 Station will be open 24 hours.
• For the MRT Blue Line, four parking buildings at Lat Phrao Station, Thailand Cultural Centre Station, and Lak Song Station (two buildings), along with 11 parking lots at Kamphaeng Phet, Ratchadaphisek, Huai Khwang, Thailand Cultural Centre (two lots), Rama IX, Phetchaburi, Sukhumvit, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (two lots), and Sam Yan stations, will operate 24 hours.
• For the Orange Line project, between Thailand Cultural Centre and Min Buri (Suwinthawong), one parking building at Khlong Ban Ma Station and one parking lot at MRTA Station will be open 24 hours.
• On the Green Line, parking lots along the Bearing–Samut Prakan section include one at Kheha Station, and two parking buildings along the Mo Chit–Saphan Mai–Khu Khot section, at Yaek Kor Por Aor and Khu Khot stations, will operate from 5:00 AM on 31 December 2025 until 3:00 AM on 1 January 2026.
• For the MRT Yellow Line, one parking building at Sri Iam Station will be free of charge from 5:00 AM on 31 December 2025 until 1:00 AM on 2 January 2026.
• For the MRT Pink Line, one parking building at Min Buri Station will be free of charge from 5:00 AM on 31 December 2025 until 2:00 AM on 2 January 2026.

Additionally, the MRTA has instructed all MRT concessionaires to prepare various measures to support passenger travel, including providing additional train services to accommodate high passenger volumes and prevent stranded passengers, widely communicating operating hours and last train schedules, ensuring station staff readiness, setting up special counters for fare token and ticket sales at stations expected to have heavy usage, and implementing safety measures to monitor and facilitate convenience around stations, buildings, and park-and-ride facilities.

For further details and updates on MRT services, passengers can access the following channels:

• For the MRT Purple and Blue lines, contact the Call Center at 0 2624 5200, use the Bangkok MRT application, or visit the websitewww.bemplc.co.th
• For the MRT Yellow Line, contact the Customer Relations Center at 0 2617 6111, follow the LINE Official account @pinkyellowline, or visitwww.ebm.co.thor the Facebook Page MRT Yellow Line, or check train status via the 'The SKYTRAINs' application.
• For the MRT Pink Line, contact the Customer Relations Center at 0 2617 6111, follow the LINE Official account @pinkyellowline, or visitwww.nbm.co.thor the Facebook Page MRT Pink Line, or check train status via the 'The SKYTRAINs' application.

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