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Pressure 'will see skytrain join ticket plan'
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 21/06/2018
» The operator of the BTS skytrain network will “eventually be pressured” into joining the common ticketing system when all modes of transport adopt the single-card scheme, Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn said.
Disabled rights activists demand compensation
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 10/05/2018
» Representatives of disabled rights activists groups Wednesday filed 430 complaints to the Administrative Court demanding each case be financially compensated 1,000 baht per day for City Hall's failure to provide disabled-friendly access to the BTS Green electric train line network.
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.
Railway contracts to be auctioned next month
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 25/01/2018
» Auctions for contracts to build extensions to the MRT Purple Line in Bangkok from Tao Poon to Rat Burana will commence next month, according to Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) acting governor Rithika Suparat.
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.
Jams expected as monorail build begins
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 21/11/2017
» Congestion is expected on Tiwanon Road and Ram Intra Road beginning Tuesday as traffic is set to be diverted to allow space to be cleared for the construction of the Pink Line Monorail.