Airport link at Suvanabhumi - trains are using the Express platform

[Argus Tuft]

For airport link users:

 

Caught the ARL just now from Airport. They're using the old Express platform side instead of the usual City line platform.

 

Just out of interest... One of the trainey members might be able to shed light on why. Track work perhaps?

[straycat911]

They dont run the express train anymore. Only the city line .. both use same track. They closed the makkassan direct to airport route long time ago

[natway09]

SRT do not know what they are doing

so how the hell are we supposed to know

[Searat7]

It's been about 2 1/2 years since the Express Train was running....I would love to know what happened to those trains. Were they converted to City Line trains or are they sitting in a rail yard rotting after having many parts removed to keep the other trains running since the SRT did not schedule routine maintenance on a timely basis.  

[Argus Tuft]

I think you guys may have misunderstood my post. I'm quite aware that the Express line shut down some time back.

 

And since that time, the platform it used to operate from at Suvanabhumi was unused.

 

Today, instead of the City Line train leaving from the City Line platform, it was cordoned off, and a temporary path was in place to the former Express Line platform.

 

Thus the City line train arrived to and departed from the Express platform

[metisdead]

Inflammatory posts and replies have been removed. 

[hawker9000]

'Didn't realize there were separate platforms.  Thanks.

[sandyf]

21 hours ago, Searat7 said:

It's been about 2 1/2 years since the Express Train was running....I would love to know what happened to those trains. Were they converted to City Line trains or are they sitting in a rail yard rotting after having many parts removed to keep the other trains running since the SRT did not schedule routine maintenance on a timely basis.  

They get used on the City Line. I have been on one, about a year ago, and they are a lot more comfortable. The seating does not allow the same number of standing passengers so maybe only used in quiet times.

[josephbloggs]

5 minutes ago, sandyf said:

They get used on the City Line. I have been on one, about a year ago, and they are a lot more comfortable. The seating does not allow the same number of standing passengers so maybe only used in quiet times.

 

Not any more.  They converted the interiors to be the same as the City Line trains a while ago.

[sandyf]

55 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

 

Not any more.  They converted the interiors to be the same as the City Line trains a while ago.

So to answer the original question, they are being used on the City Line, and have now been modified.

[Argus Tuft]

2 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

 

Not any more.  They converted the interiors to be the same as the City Line trains a while ago.

Correct.  Was on a converted Express train yesterday.  Still had the toilet, but interior was bench seats either side