BANGKOK — 2 April 2026, Bangkok Expressway and Metro (BEM) has apologised for inconvenience caused by concerns over an insufficient supply of EMV Mangmoom cards at MRT stations, assuring passengers that replacements will be available nationwide.
In a statement, BEM said passengers can request new cards at all MRT Blue and Purple Line stations from 8 April 2026 onwards.
Holders of MRT stored-value cards and MRT Plus cards can continue using their existing cards until 31 May 2026.
Passengers with credit or debit cards can tap and travel immediately without needing to obtain a new EMV Mangmoom card.
Students and senior citizens are advised to exchange their cards at ticket offices at any station to retain eligibility for concession fares.
BEM reiterated its apology and asked for passengers’ understanding over the disruption.
The EMV Mangmoom card or “spider card” for public transport was first announced back in 2016. It was designed to replace older, system-specific MRT cards with only one card intended to work across multiple transport systems (MRT, buses, potentially BTS and others in the future), instead of separate cards for each.
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