Deputy Permanent Secretary for Transport Go to Mo Chit area Taking care of people returning from Songkran Ensuring safety Ready to coordinate transportation Solving the problem of insufficient taxis Intensive arrest of motorcycle wins It is illegal to call for fares that are overpriced.
Mr. Soraphong Phaitoonpong, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport Chairman of the Board of Transport Company Limited (Bor Kor Sor.), together with Dr. Sanlak Panwattanalikit, President of Bor Kor Sor, Pol. Bang Sue Police Station Department of Land Transport (DLT), Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) visited the area to inspect the facilitation of people traveling back to Bangkok. During the Songkran festival at the arrival platform area Bangkok Bus Terminal Building (Chatuchak)
The Ministry of Transport is concerned about the travel of the people during the festival. therefore stressed that all relevant agencies take care of safety especially public bus service in which to visit the area today It was found that people gradually returned throughout the day. from April 16-17 causing the number of service users to return to Bangkok It’s not very crowded this morning. However, it was found that there was a shortage of taxis causing passengers to wait for a long time. Therefore asked the Department of Land Transport to help coordinate taxis to provide service. And ask the private sector who manages the parking lot to cancel the collection of fees for taxis that come to service during the festival, as well as have the BMTA organize buses to run and pick-up. Passengers leave Mo Chit 2 Bus Terminal to Chatuchak BTS SkyTrain to facilitate the people in another way.
for solving the problem of illegal motorcycles that run to pick up passengers And charged fares that exceeded the price at the Mo Chit 2 bus station, found that during the past Songkran festival have better problem solving By Bang Sue Police Station Has brought in the police force to help take care of the safety of the people. And arrested 30 offenders, most of them found that they did not have a public driving license. and overcharged fares However, if people encounter problems in traveling or have a complaint Immediately notify the officers on duty at the bus station or the Department of Land Transport hotline 1584 by the Ministry of Transport, BKK and DLT, ready to take care of serving the people fully.
Dr. Sanlak Panwattanalikit, President of the Transport Company Limited (Bor Kor Sor.), mentioned the number of passengers traveling during the Songkran Festival that on April 17, 2023, there were 92,067 passengers traveling and returning. Buses (buses, joint buses, vans) total 7,409 trips, divided into return trips to Bangkok with 54,870 passengers using buses, 3,952 trips, and outbound trips from Bangkok. There are 37,197 passengers using the service, using buses (buses, joint buses, vans) in the amount of 3,457 trips by facilitating the people in order. both in the central and regional Division of complaints Most of what was found was about the service of the car sharing service, which the bus company has operated according to the regulations. As for the taxi problem that was found at the Bor Kor Sor. Will invite operators to come together to come up with solutions to solve the problem of insufficient taxis during peak hours. For more travel information, please contact Call Center 1490, call the Bus Station 24 hours a day
Source: Thai News Agency