MRT tickets from around the world

	I got my first MRT card during my trip with Karim to Singapore in April 1999. The drawing is a Coca Cola bottle with several MRT stations on it. It was really nice, which made me change my mind to keep this card for myself right away instead of giving it to our Coca Cola friend collector. The more I looked at this card, the more I wanted to get another one so it was natural that I started my MRT card collecting hobby.
	My collection mainly focuses on CARD tickets for the Metro underground railway system although I sometimes will include some paper tickets or card tickets from other railroad systems for a reference. So far my MRT card collection covers many countries, such as Taiwan, China, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, USA, and Canada. To invite you into my MRT world, I would like to give you a little background for each country subway system in advance. Wish you enjoy them as much as I do!
	Taipei new single MRT Ticket Each ticket has a title: "Looking for you", "he/she is waiting", and "where are you?" Please image that you're looking for someone in a crowded MRT station. Your eager and hope before you can find him/her. Those MRT tickets were designed by a local painter called Jimmy. He published his first painting story book in 1998. His work is full of creativity. His painting style is fresh and poetic. When people read his book, people feel happy. See Jimmy's SPA - in Chinese version
	Tianjing MRT Ticket See more Tianjin MRT tickets

Subway Links Country City Open Subway Ticket Japan Tokyo 1927 2 subway co.: TRTA &TOEI, total 12 lines. Card: TRTA, TOEI's T-card, TRTA/SF Japan Osaka 1933 X lines Rainbow Card Japan Nagoya 1957 X lines Card Japan Sapporo 1971 X lines ST Card Japan Yokohama 1972 X lines Marine Card Japan Kobe 1977 2 lines Card Japan Fukuoka 1981 X lines Card Japan Kyoto 1981 3 lines Card Japan Sendai 1987 1 line Skip Card Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1999 Star (LRT/light rail), PUTRA(LRT, 29km automated line, 4km underground), PRT (monorail: under construction) Card: Star, PUTRA, & Touch-n-go China Beijing 1969 X lines Paper China Hong Kong 1979 X lines Card: MTR, LRT, Airport Express, KCRC, Octopus China Tianjin 1980 1 line Card & paper China Shanghai 1993 X lines Card China Guangzhou 1997 X lines Card Singapore Singapore 1987 MRT & LRT (started from 1999) Card: SMRT, SLRT, & GIRO Taiwan Taipei 1997 X lines TRTC card Thailand Bangkok 1999 3 lines, built by Siemens Sky card USA Chicago XXXX X lines CTA card USA San Francisco 1972 Connect BART area with SF BART card USA New York 1904 First IRT subway in 1904, using Token. Then MTA replaced and started to use Metrocard in 1998 Metrocard Canada Vancouver 1986 Skytrain, 1 line & another line is under construction Paper Spain Barcelona XXX XXX Paper

MRT Ticket Album

	Bangkok, Skyline and Putra Line in Kuala Lumpur: Panel 1 Chinese New Year tickets from Taipei, Singapore, Shanghai and Guangzhou: Panel 2 New York Metro: Panel 3 Coca Cola tickets from Singapore: Panel 4 Chicago, MARTA, Star Line in Kuala Lumpur and Pepsi tickets from Singapore: Panel 5 Guangzhou and Taipei: Panel 6 Chinese New Year tickets from Singapore, Tokyo and Guangzhou: Panel 7 Japan: Tokyo (3 companies), Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe, Kyoto, Sendai, Yokohama and Sapporo: Panel 8 Panel 9 San Francisco Bay Area: Panel 10

	Moscow Subway Ticket
	Moscow Subway (Underground), called the Metro for "Metropoliten", is the fastest and cheapest way to reach many points in Moscow with 10 radial lines and one circular (more are being constructed) and over 200 kilometers of track. It operates from 5:30 A.M. to 1:00 A.M. Metro stations are identified by the red (M) signs. Trains run at intervals of 2-4 minutes, 1-2 minutes during rush hours. The loud speakers announce (in Russian of course) the next coming stop and the stop you are on. The doors open and close automatically. Every station has a police post, a first-aid station and telephones - local and international. The local (city) and international. Transfer points close at 1 A.M. Watch the time; you might get stuck in the middle of the night. Magnet tickets/cards cost 5 rubles. To enter the metro, place a magnet ticket or a transportation card in the turnstiles, or use a monthly pass. Magnet Tickets/Cards cost 5 rubles for a ride as of July 15, 2000 (2 rides-10 rubles - they operate for three days since the first ride; 5 rides - 20 rubles, 10 rides - 35 rubles, 20 rides - 70 rubles, 60 rides - 150 rubles - these cards operate for 30 days since the first ride). A monthly metro ticket/card costs 160 rubles and is limited to 70 rides. There are also transportation cards of the following catagories -for 30 days -200 rubles (plus deposit - 30 rubles), for 90 days - 540 rubles (plus deposit) and 365 days - 21000 rubles (plus deposit). There are special metro cards/tickets for school children and students which cost 48 rubles. To enter the metro, place the metro card into a slot of one of the machines with automatic gates.Monthly passes go on sale two weeks before the beginning of the next month at metro stations. The last type of transportation passes, called "Unified City Transport Pass" costs 320 rubles as of July 15, 2000, but it is limited to 70 rides. Buy a edinyy bilet once a month, then travel on any form of transportation. The Moscow metro was constructed in the early 1930's and is famous for its palatial marble stations with mosaics, chandeliers and precious materials. Particularly notable stations are: Komsomolskaya (1952), Kievskaya (1954), Mayakovskaya (1938-39), Novoslobodskaya (1950), Ploshchad Revolutsii (1939). The Museum on the History of the Metro is at the entrance of Metro Sportivnaya.

Last update: December 16, 2001 - by Sherry