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Thai Cabinet delays BEM Blue Line fare adjustment


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Cabinet delays BEM Blue Line fare adjustment

 

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BANGKOK, 6th June 2018 (NNT) - Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) has been ordered by the Cabinet to hold off on adjusting fares on its Chalermrachamongkol or Blue Line. 

BEM earlier announced it would be increasing fares on the electric train line starting on July 3, with prices to rise to between 16 and 24 baht. The Cabinet has however decided against approving the adjustment and tasked the Ministry of Transport with negotiating a resolution that will not also involve fines for violation of the concession. 

Despite being required to take effect from July 3, the price adjustment has yet to be announced in the Royal Gazette, which would have started a 30 day countdown to its legal implementation. The Cabinet has therefore decided to seek a solution in which neither the government nor BEM will have breached its contract. 

The Ministry of Transport is to propose that distances of 5, 8 and 11 kilometers be increased by 1 baht with exceptions for the disabled and children under 90 centimeters tall while seniors over the age of 60 and children under 120 centimeters should be charged half price.

 
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-- nnt 2018-06-06

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