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BMA hammering out Skytrain deal
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 08/07/2019
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is negotiating with BTS Group Holdings Plc over the granting proposed 40-year extensions to two concessions on the Green Line Skytrain service, according to a source at the Transport Ministry.
BTS wants to keep base fare under common ticketing
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 19/06/2019
» The operator of the BTS Skytrain network has proposed fare reductions of 10%-15% instead of waiving the common ticketing base fare, says a source at the Transport Ministry.
Single-ticket Bangkok public transport pushed back to 2020
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 16/06/2019
» The common ticketing system designed to link all modes of public transport in Bangkok will not fully launch this year as planned but commuters will be able to access the MRT Blue Line, the MRT Purple Line and the Airport Rail Link with a single card from September.
TDRI urges cheap fares for new rail routes
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 10/06/2019
» The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) is studying how electric train fares could be adjusted along new routes to ensure fairness and affordability to all commuters.
SRT eyeing B40bn budget
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 09/06/2019
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will ask the cabinet to approve a 40-billion-baht budget to build an extension line for the Airport Rail Link.
Phuket tram project needs B2bn extra
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 31/05/2019
» The 34.8-billion-baht project to construct a tram system in Phuket now requires another 2 billion baht in funding, following some changes to the original construction drawing, the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) said on Thursday.
Court rejects airport bid case
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 29/05/2019
» The Central Administrative Court threw out a petition lodged by the Charoen Pokphand Group (CP)-led consortium requesting an injunction against the bidder selection committee for the 290-billion-baht Eastern Airport City Project.
City Hall delays skytrain bid
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 19/04/2019
» City Hall has decided to postpone the bidding process to select a private partner to jointly invest in the 25.6-billion-baht North-South extensions of the skytrain's Green Line, as it tries to seal a deal with Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTS).
Public transport drivers to face harshest penalties
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 13/04/2019
» The Department of Land Transport has threatened to impose the harshest penalties on public transport drivers for reckless driving, overcharging and being impolite after almost 100 complaints were lodged against them on April 12 alone.
BMA steps up operator hunt
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 13/04/2019
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has vowed to work harder to seek a concessionaire to operate the Green Line Skytrain extension service and keep fares capped at 65 baht.