After the Purple Line electric train pilot reduced the price to 20 baht by a resolution of the MRTA board last week. This October Must keep an eye on the railway board. There will be a meeting on October 19th to set the price of the Red Line train at 20 baht. Will it follow or not?

As for the Red Line train It is a project under the control of the State Railway of Thailand or SRT in order to comply with fiscal discipline. According to Mr. Suriya Therefore, Rungruangkit Minister of Transport It was announced that it would pilot the Purple Line and Red Line, setting the price at 20 baht throughout the line. Recently, the MRTA board approved the Purple Line. There is a news report stating that if the Cabinet is informed about the red line price reduction in time in early October. It can be brought into consideration by the SRT board on October 19th in order for the two electric train lines to expedite the use of these rates.

Mr. Jiraroj Sukonrat, Director of the Regional Transport and Traffic Promotion Office, OTP, Ministry of Transport Give a talk on the topic “Direction of development of transportation networks for sustainability in the future” states that the Ministry has a policy to encourage a change in travel modes from roads to rail systems. both in Bangkok and other provinces

For the development of the rail system in Bangkok, a total distance of 240 kilometers has been completed and there are still projects under construction such as the Southern Purple Line from Tao Poon down. The Eastern Orange Line is nearing completion. As for the western orange line There are still technical problems. However, the important problem is how to change people’s behavior to use the rail system. What is important is that the service is convenient to use. Including daily travel expenses that must be reasonable with wages.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Watcharin Kasaklak, President of the Engineering Institute of Thailand under the Royal Patronage or EIT, identified the first big problem in transportation is Convenience of use will require the development of secondary transport systems (feeders) that take people from their homes to the main transport system. The second is connectivity in providing services. Promote the creation of a single ticket system that can be used for every trip.

Source: Thai News Agency