16 October 2023 at 13:11 PUBLISHED
The 20-baht level menu on Bangkok’s Red and Purple teach lines was approved by the cabinet on Monday, and it goes into effect right away, according to Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit.
The State Railway Authority, according to Mr. Suriya, has confirmed andnbsp that the program is available.
At Krung Thep Aphjiwat Central Terminal, Bangkok’s main train station in the Chatuchak city, the 20-baht ticket price was formally introduced at 11 a.m. on Monday.
The level menu at Bang Sue is also doubled for travellers switching between the Red and Purple ranges. & nbsp,
According to Mr. Suriya, the Red and Purple traces are anticipated to be used by at least 100,000 travellers per day. Just about 300 travellers were already switching between the traces.
Regulators, he claimed, would give a lender enough time to upgrade the software on the two lines so that they could connect. On November 1, it was anticipated to be prepared for apply, he said.
Now, Purple Line tickets range from 14 to 42 baht, and Red Line prices are between 12 and 42. While the 23 km MRT Purple Line runs between Bang Sue and Khlong Bang Phai, the 41 km SRT Red Line has 13 channels, connecting Taling Chan and Rangsit.
Manaporn Charoensri, the deputy transport secretary, stated that the government was required to pay 130 million baht per year in subsidies for the 20-baht smooth suffer policy.
She added that the government intended to ask the government for permission to build a 186-kilometer twice monitor railroad from Khon Kaen to Nong Khai.