Flat frequency on two of the city’s lines has led to more users, say officers
PUBLISHED: 6 Aug 2024 at 18: 26
The Ministry of Transportation is urging the Bangkok Metropolitan Council to support a 20-baht rail system suffer. Within the upcoming season, the policy is anticipated to become effective.
Pongkawin Jungrungruangkit, an assistant to Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungruangkit, met with town council to explore the scheme, which is aimed at reducing expenses for individuals and encouraging them to use public transportation to reduce air pollution.
The Department of Rail Transport recently provided a report from the ministry that revealed a 26 % increase in passenger numbers using the Metropolitan Rapid Transit ( MRT ) Purple Line and the State Railway of Thailand ( SRT ) Red Line.
Since being introduced in October of last year, the report claimed that the 20-baht highest tickets on those two lines have encouraged more persons to use public transportation.
As for the city’s another outlines, Mr Pongkawin said the Common Ticketing System Management Act is being drafted. The price cap on all electronic rail lines will be set at a 20-baht maximum once the bill becomes law. By September of next year, it is anticipated to become effective.
Tickets on the two most widely used mass-transit devices vary by range, ranging from 17 to 43 ringgit on the MRT roads and 15 to 62 ringgit on the BTS Skytrain program.
A bank for a popular ticketing system is being proposed. Businesses operating bridge lines that are impacted by the 20-baht suffer policy may be compensated by the fund, which is anticipated to be established by March 2026.
Viput Srivaurai, the city government vice-chairman, said it urged the government to start the plan as soon as possible.