22 Sep 2023 at 13: 58 PUBLISHED
A proposal for a fare reduction for the mass rapid transit ( MRT ) Red and Purple lines has been approved by the board of the State Railway of Thailand( SRT ), setting the price at 20 baht.
Nirut Maneephan, the governor of SRT, announced on Friday that the table, led by Jirut Wisanjit, had approved the 20-baht level fare proposal in accordance with the new government’s flat-fare policy being tested on these two routes.
The Purple Line runs between Bang Sue and Khlong Bang Phai with 16 facilities, compared to the Red Line’s 13 channels that connect Taling Chan and Rangsit.
According to Mr. Nirut, the plan may be delivered to the Transport Ministry the following year.
Any transportation realignment may adhere to Section 27 of the Financial Disciple Act, which mandates that any government agency’s measure or task that will change its income must be accompanied by a budget and expenditure plan, including an implementation timeline and benefits to be received.
According to Mr. Nirut, if the government approves the plan, it will then be sent to the cabinet for review.
The government stated that he anticipated the suffer proposal would be in line with Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreagkit’s” New Years’ present” to the public, which was a 20-baht flat-fare policy.
The SRT will hold discussions with the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand( MRTA ) and Krungthai Bank ( KTB ) to enhance the software systems of the Red Line and the Purple Line, enabling them to interconnect, after the cabinet has approved the proposal, according to Mr. Nirut.
A research on the & nbsp found that the SRT would lose money as a result of the flat fare reduction, necessitating annual payment of about 80 million baht. However, given that more people would choose electric train services, the survive reduction is anticipated to stimulate changes in passenger behavior. According to the SRT governor, this change would increase the number of travellers by 5 to 20 % annually and improve the company’s profits.
The Red Line now serves about 20,000 people per day, he continued.