Great news for users of public transportation
PUBLISHED: 17 Feb 2025 at 07: 03
A public experiencing was informed that the Common Ticketing System Management Bill may help lower the costs of these services in addition to allowing commuters to purchase a single ticket that covers different forms of public transportation.
The conference, which was organized by the Thailand Consumers Council, collected information to help the House unique commission vetting the determine.
According to Jiraroth Sukolrat, assistant director-general of the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning, the main goals are to reduce the number of agencies that manage the ticket systems for several public transportation services, increase comfort and security, and ensure justice in service pricing.
The opposition People’s Party ( PP ) has submitted its own version of the common ticketing bill with the government’s version, said Surachet Pravinvongvuth, a PP list-MP.
The PP’s type, as opposed to Pheu Thai’s costs, requires clarity on how much the seat fares should be when all services are managed under the second ticket program, he said.
The PP’s type also requires the system apply to all types of public transport services including cars and ships, not merely Bangkok’s electric train service, said Mr Surachet. ” Public transport means all types of public transport services, not only the electric rail services”, he said.
The ruling party is determined to reduce the cost of commuters on public transportation to 10 % of the daily minimum wage, according to Krichanont Iyapunya, an assistant to Transport Minister Suriya Jungrangreangkit’s representative at the forum.
By September, he predicted that the maximum cost of commuting on any electric rail system will be 20 baht per trip. A feasibility study is being conducted to reduce the cap on public bus fares to 10 baht per trip.
The State Railway of Thailand Fund has enough money at its disposal to cover the cost of the step, Mr. Krichanont said.
The fund, collected from taxpayers in Bangkok, is adequate to support these low-cost public transit services for at least two years, he said.
The government anticipates that as the passenger count rises, the government will need to finance the project less, based on the 20-baht electric train service’s pilot phase. According to Mr. Krichanont, the Red and Purple Lines ‘ pilot phase of today is expected to be finished in two years.