Ministers vow to improve the Bangkok airport rail link
Wednesday, 30 Nov -0001 12:00
It will also increase the frequency of commuter trains on the link, and cut fares.
Wan Yubamrung, secretary to Deputy Transport Minister Kittisakdi Hathasongkorh, said an insufficient number of taxis at the Makkasan terminal during rush hours was limiting the popularity of the Airport Rail Link.
The limited taxi services were the result of some influential parties demanding money from taxi drivers who wanted to pick up passengers at the Makkasan terminal.
Mr. Wan, who has been appointed Airport Link Ambassador and assigned by Mr Kittisakdi to promote the Airport Rail Link, vowed to end the illicit business at the Makkasan terminal in a week.
Mr Wan said he would request 20 Bangkok taxi cooperatives to send their drivers to the Makkasan terminal during peak hours.
Mr Wan also promised to improve road access to the Makkasan terminal. He said a traffic island installed by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration was blocking access from Ratchadaphisek Road. Railway authorities will ask City Hall to remove it.
Small shuttle bus services would be provided to carry commuters between the Makkasan terminal and the subway station on nearby Phetchaburi Road, pending construction of an elevated walkway between both stations.
A source said the Transport Ministry may shorten commuter train wait time on the Airport Rail Link from 15 to 10 minutes, and cut fares from 15-45 baht to a 20-baht flat rate to make the service more attractive.
Source: Bangkok Post
Wan Yubamrung, secretary to Deputy Transport Minister Kittisakdi Hathasongkorh, said an insufficient number of taxis at the Makkasan terminal during rush hours was limiting the popularity of the Airport Rail Link.
The limited taxi services were the result of some influential parties demanding money from taxi drivers who wanted to pick up passengers at the Makkasan terminal.
Mr. Wan, who has been appointed Airport Link Ambassador and assigned by Mr Kittisakdi to promote the Airport Rail Link, vowed to end the illicit business at the Makkasan terminal in a week.
Mr Wan said he would request 20 Bangkok taxi cooperatives to send their drivers to the Makkasan terminal during peak hours.
Mr Wan also promised to improve road access to the Makkasan terminal. He said a traffic island installed by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration was blocking access from Ratchadaphisek Road. Railway authorities will ask City Hall to remove it.
Small shuttle bus services would be provided to carry commuters between the Makkasan terminal and the subway station on nearby Phetchaburi Road, pending construction of an elevated walkway between both stations.
A source said the Transport Ministry may shorten commuter train wait time on the Airport Rail Link from 15 to 10 minutes, and cut fares from 15-45 baht to a 20-baht flat rate to make the service more attractive.
Source: Bangkok Post
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