Bangkok, June 11 – The MRT Yellow Line is expanding to 9 more stations along Lat Phrao Road, starting from June 12, reiterating its service from 6:00 a.m. with connecting the EMV common ticket system to facilitate the public.
Mr. Surapong Laoha-Unya, President of Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited or BTSC, said that after the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has evaluated the results of the trial for people to use the electric train service. Mahanakorn Yellow Line (MRT Yellow Line), a total of 13 stations, from Hua Mak – Samrong Station from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on June 3, 2023, and has improved on various issues. According to the opinion of the MRTA and the consulting company Therefore, all parties have the same opinion. To expand the experiment to 9 more stations starting from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM on Monday, June 12, 2023 onwards, so that people can travel faster.
There was no problem in the early trials. Because people are used to riding many routes in Bangkok. After this, people living in the area of Ladprao-Srinakarin Road. Will change more travel behavior Start choosing to buy housing, condominiums near the electric train route. Modified from traveling by car become more trains The MRT Yellow Line proposed the MRTA to collect fares at 15-45 baht depending on the distance when starting to fully operate. From July 3, 2023, as specified in the MRT Yellow Line Concession Agreement ready to use the Clearing House, Spider System, EMV (Mangmoom EMV) of the central management agency, Spider common ticketing system with MRTA and Krung Thai Bank. jointly developing the system at the moment
For 9 more stations to expand from the original trial on Srinakarin Road Continuing along the Ladprao Road as follows
prayer station
Chok Chai 4 station is only open for entrance-exit 2 (Soi Lat Phrao 55) and entrance-exit 3 (Soi Lat Phrao 58).
Lat Phrao 71 station is only open for entrance-exit 1 (Nawaminthrachinuthit Bodindecha School), entrance-exit 3 (Soi Lat Phrao 84) and entrance-exit 4 (Soi Lat Phrao 80/3).
Lat Phrao 83 Station
Mahaththai Station at entrance-exit 2 (Lad Phrao Hospital) is only accessible by stairs.
Lat Phrao 101 Station
Bang Kapi Station is open only for entrance-exit 1 (Soi Lat Phrao 113), entrance-exit 2 (Soi Lat Phrao 115) and entrance-exit 4 (Soi Lat Phrao 142).
Lamsalee Intersection Station
Sri Kritha Station
When including the 13 stations that were originally open for trial, a total of 22 stations, with the service hours extended from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM, to accommodate the travel demand during the morning and evening rush hour of the public. Only Lad Phrao Station remains. The concessionaire is still in the process of improving the condition of sidewalks and surrounding roads to be safe. MRTA aims to allow the MRT Yellow Line to be able to open to the public to participate in the trial run along the entire line, totaling 23 stations, covering a distance of 30.4 kilometers as soon as possible.
The MRT Yellow Line Project, Lat Phrao – Samrong Section It is one of the mass rapid transit projects under MRTA’s responsibility that is designed to be a secondary mass transit system (Feeder Line) that will be used to transport passengers from the eastern areas of Bangkok. and some areas in Samut Prakan Province Login to other major mass transit systems There is a park and ride building available at Sri Iam Station. and Lat Phrao station. – Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency