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New train network still a few years away
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 01/05/2018
» Construction could begin as soon as 2022 on new public transport networks under the second master plan of developing the mass transit system in Bangkok and its metropolitan area, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said Monday.
Phase 2 of MRT plan blueprint to be ready in August
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 10/04/2018
» Initial blueprints for the second master plan of mass rapid transit development in Bangkok and its metropolitan area are set to conclude this August, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said.
Ministry to address access for disabled
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 21/03/2018
» The Transport Ministry has established a committee with representatives from disabled individual rights activist groups to improve accessibility standards on public transport, the minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Tuesday.
Regretful BTSC will not press elevator charges
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 14/03/2018
» The Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) will not press charges against a wheelchair-bound man who punched and broke a glass door on one of its elevators on Sunday, it said on Tuesday.
Wheelchair activist smashes door after BTS access row
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 13/03/2018
» A wheelchair-bound rights activist who smashed and broke a glass elevator door at a BTS Skytrain station on Sunday night has threatened to take legal action against the authorities if public transport remains "unsuitable" for the disabled.
Taksin Bridge expansions set for 2022, Pisak says
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 23/02/2018
» Expansion plans for the Saphan Taksin skytrain station and the area it occupies on Taksin Bridge could be complete by 2021 or 2022, Department of Rural Roads (DRR) chief Pisak Jitviriyavasin says.
Govt aims for 5 million Bangkok train commuters daily
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 12/01/2018
» More than five million city folk will use electric train lines daily once the capital's planned routes are completed in five years' time, says Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
Transport's the winning ticket
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 08/01/2018
» This will be an interesting year for Bangkok's infrastructure scene, with the government's unrelenting efforts to bolster development across the country becoming ever more apparent.
Disabled bemoan lack of access
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 05/01/2018
» Disabled people are apparently at their wit's end with the Ministry of Transport (MOT) after three years of talks have still not yielded ubiquitous all-access facilities at public transport stops.
Skytrain boss warns rail fares will rise
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 15/12/2017
» Fares for electric train lines could rise under the new common ticketing system if the government does not provide more subsidies for private companies which operate the lines in Bangkok, BTS Group Holdings Plc chairman Keeree Kanjanapas says.