New 50mil Baht Bus Route Planned for Chiang Mai

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A new 50 million baht bus project has been given the green light by Chiang Mai Governor and is expected to be complete by April 2018.

 

The Regional Transit Corporation (RTC), an enterprise focused on city development networks in many provinces across Thailand, is planning to develop Chiang Mai public transport with a new smart bus project. This 50 million baht project was proposed to the governor of Chiang Mai on January 29th by the representatives of the company.

 

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lets hope the buses don't need to be imported.

No one calls them baht buses in Chiang Mai. They use the correct term song tao, Although you occasional here the Aussies call them red cars.

Let's hope the taxi mafia don't lynch the bus drivers like they have done to suspected Uber drivers!

This 50 million baht project was proposed to the governor of Chiang Mai on January 29th expected complete April 18 is this for the red line on a map ? 

Is this happening before or after the light tram project that Yinluck promised  3 years ago to service around the CBD? 

It’s the fifty eleventh bus project that will fail in this town....

The Song Tao maffia will see to that....

In case anybody else is wondering: The route as seen on the picture is about 18km and according to Google without traffic takes 56 minutes.

They forgot to count the bus stop at the Airport, so it should be 27 and not 26 stops

Let's see if this project ever goes live and how long it lasts

Hope they will be able to find some smart drivers,for the smarter buses.

is this doomed to fail like other past ventures into creating a reliable 

bus service for Chiang Mai, maybe they need to go a little bit further

out in to urban areas.

regards worgeordie

What a stupid idea. Where is the advantage? Anyway you sit with 49 others instead of 7 others. The traffic is still as horrible as always. Of course you can enjoy air-con and Wi-Fi. That's the only difference. 

I would have expected to build a "sky train " for faster and safer transport.. 

"Father, give them brain "

 

3 hours ago, 1337markus said:

Is this happening before or after the light tram project that Yinluck promised  3 years ago to service around the CBD? 

Maybe she can continue after next elections ?

7 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said:

What a stupid idea. Where is the advantage? Anyway you sit with 49 others instead of 7 others. The traffic is still as horrible as always. Of course you can enjoy air-con and Wi-Fi. That's the only difference. 

I would have expected to build a "sky train " for faster and safer transport.. 

"Father, give them brain "

And the chance to die or getting scammed is lower. And is there currently a public transport available at the Chiang Mai Airport?

10 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

No one calls them baht buses in Chiang Mai. They use the correct term song tao, Although you occasional here the Aussies call them red cars.

i just call them TAXIS ......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

22 minutes ago, tinca tinca said:

i just call them TAXIS ......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And what do you call the motorbike taxis and the two tone car taxis, or the tuk tuks?

I suppose anything new will be an excuse for the Red Mafia  to increase fares already 30 baht per person .Pattaya in comparison is ten baht .

4 hours ago, jackdd said:

And the chance to die or getting scammed is lower. And is there currently a public transport available at the Chiang Mai Airport?

Yes, it is

I guess this is the fourth 'planned bus route'  since I've been living in Chiang Mai. They work for a few days and then gone.  Unless you just happen to be going somewhere on that route, why would you take it over an ordinary songtaew or even an Uber ride?  As long as there are other options, a planned route isn't going to fly.