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New MRT tours launched to promote local tourism

People walk through an exhibition titled ‘Site Museum’ at the MRT’s Sanam Chai station. It is Thailand’s first underground museum. Exhibits include artefacts discovered during construction of the underground station.  Nutthawat Wicheanbut

A new quintet of historical tours has been launched beginning from each of the five subway stations in the old town area, where a number of sites rich in culture and history are located, according to the Bangkok Expressway and Metro (BEM).

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) has joined hands with the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the BEM to promote the sites near the MRT Blue Line stations of Wat Mangkon, Sanam Chai, Sam Yan, Hua Lamphong and Itsaraphap.

Sombat Kitjalaksana, managing director of the BEM, said the tourism programme called “Happy Journey with…

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