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Skytrain boss warns fares will rise
Gary Boyle, 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.
Safety checks for BTS escalators after step 'subsides'
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/03/2018
» The BTS skytrain operator has ordered safety checks on the escalator systems at every station after a passenger posted on social media a photo of an escalator with a missing step at Phaya Thai on Monday morning.
Skytrain fixed by weekend, operator says
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/06/2018
» Passengers on Bangkok's Skytrain can expect services to go without a hitch this weekend, its operator says after agreeing to replace its radio frequency transceivers to end signal interference glitches, which have caused extensive delays since Monday.
BTS: New equipment installed, trains running smoothly
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/07/2018
» The BTS skytrain operator announced on Tuesday it had completed installation of new radio equipment, together with signal noise filters, and had moved system operations to a new frequency.
BTS suffers more problems
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/07/2018
» Commuters again experienced problems on the BTS skytrain service on Wednesday morning, with two trains breaking down and passengers suffering from delays and jerky travel.
Delays 'not likely' despite new upgrade
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/07/2018
» The BTS Skytrain will upgrade new software for its signalling system tonight and make a test run over the coming long weekend that could cause some delays of up to 20 minutes, according to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), the Skytrain operator.
200,000 claim for skytrain delays
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/07/2018
» About half of the BTS commuters affected by train delays from June 25 to 27 have claimed compensation, according to the skytrain operator, Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC).
Three years of traffic jams expected
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/08/2018
» Commuters who rely on Lat Phrao Road in Bangkok are set for three more years of even heavier congestion as police ramp up traffic diversions from Wednesday to make way for construction of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand's (MRTA) Yellow Line monorail.
Bangkok to use more police as traffic worsens
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/08/2018
» The Royal Thai Police have instructed traffic police across metropolitan Bangkok to help coordinate traffic flow to alleviate heavy traffic jams across the capital caused by the construction of the mass-transit system and heavy rains.
Quarter of city's public vans to be retired
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/09/2018
» The Department of Land Transport (DLT) has revealed that nearly one in four public vans operating in Bangkok and its metropolitan area will be decommissioned by the end of the year, as they are gradually set to be replaced by new mini-buses by 2028.