Purple Line passenger numbers rise to an average 48,700 per day

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Purple Line passenger numbers rise to an average 48,700 per day

 

Number of commuters using the Purple Line electric train service has increased almost 50% after the 1.2 kilometre missing link between Bang Sue and Tao Poon stations was bridged, according to the Ministry of Transport.

 

The long-awaited 1.2 kilometre missing rail service between the Blue Line and the Purple Line was officially opened on Aug 11 by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Tao Poon station.

 

The Purple Line which is an elevated line was opened to service in August 2016 but it attracted just 20,000 commuters a day from its target of 60,000-70,000 due to the missing 1.2km link. A bus shuttle providing a connection between Tao Poon and Bang Sue has been provided to facilitate commuters.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/purple-line-passenger-numbers-rise-average-48700-per-day/

 

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-09-10

[oldcarguy]

is there a direct way to get from Purple line to BTS MoChit ? 

 

it seems to be another  "missing link"

[ignis]

1 hour ago, oldcarguy said:

is there a direct way to get from Purple line to BTS MoChit ? 

 

it seems to be another  "missing link"

well you could get on the metro to MoChit as right above is the BTS

 

[oldcarguy]

5 minutes ago, ignis said:

well you could get on the metro to MoChit as right above is the BTS

 

Yes I know that , but its a lot of transfers , if there was a shuttle bus from Bang Sue or  Tao Poon  to MoChit that might be easier and quicker......

Just asking as I have no idea :)

[ignis]

As if no one understood Thais do not like walking, from the Metro end line to get to the Free Bus was a very long walk..

[me with difficulty in walking with sticks] took almost 1 hour !!  ended up getting off at MoChit and getting a Taxi to the Purple line..

[ignis]

1 minute ago, oldcarguy said:

Yes I know that , but its a lot of transfers , if there was a shuttle bus from Bang Sue or  Tao Poon  to MoChit that might be easier and quicker......

Just asking as I have no idea :)

also no idea about bus, but have used a Taxi just under 50 baht

[robblok]

2 hours ago, oldcarguy said:

Yes I know that , but its a lot of transfers , if there was a shuttle bus from Bang Sue or  Tao Poon  to MoChit that might be easier and quicker......

Just asking as I have no idea :)

Of course that would not be faster.. if you just do as Ignis says you have to change at bangsue and then get out at mochit

How would a shuttle bus make that any faster.. still changeover between bangsue and the shuttle bus

Now you got the changeover at bangsue to an other mrt. Sounds faster to me. 

[Thian]

It's already very busy in the metro at Tao poon, when the blue line opens it will be extreme busy i guess.

 

And yesterday there were very long qeueu's at the metro ticketvending machines since there are only 2 of them. At the counter there were 50 people in qeueu to buy a ticket, terrible.

 

Hurry up with that mangmoomcard. The ticketmachines also don't accept paper money, doesn't work.