Traffic jams at the BTS

[Till]

Lately, i took BTS daily and train stopped because of high traffic (including weekends). That means you are stuck inside the train waiting for it to move. Exactly the same sh*t you get when you are bellow. So annoying!! TIT!!

Edited November 25, 2018 by Till

[Crossy]

Which line are you using? (Green, Blue or Purple)

 

The "high traffic" announcement is the default for "there are delays" whether these are technical issues or someone has fallen off the platform.

 

 

[bkk6060]

Yes, it is called transporting in a major city.

Still much much better time wise then a taxi.

But if it bothers you so much, go sit in a hot smelly taxi or walk it....

[BobbyL]

It is becoming a drastically poor service. 

[KhunBENQ]

6 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Yes, it is called transporting in a major city.

That is transporting in a major city, Seoul subway map:

 

And this is a toy-train:

Edited November 27, 2018 by KhunBENQ

[KhunBENQ]

26 minutes ago, BobbyL said:

It is becoming a drastically poor service. 

Was in Bangkok in June and absolutely fed up.

Must be 10 or more years ago when you could easily enter a train and maybe even find a seat.

[BobbyL]

1 hour ago, KhunBENQ said:

That is transporting in a major city, Seoul subway map:

 

And this is a toy-train:

It is truly incredible. Yet some people seem to think it is a fantastic service. They struggle to manage two lines with about 30 stations, and still cannot put in the most basic of things such as adequate ticket machines. Just look at Asoke on a daily basis. 

[bkk6060]

3 minutes ago, BobbyL said:

It is truly incredible. Yet some people seem to think it is a fantastic service. They struggle to manage two lines with about 30 stations, and still cannot put in the most basic of things such as adequate ticket machines. Just look at Asoke on a daily basis. 

You must not have been to many major cities in the world with train transportation.  Asoke really?

Maybe because it is a major connector to the MRT and a huge/popular business area.

Also, why don't you buy the pre paid pass then you don't need to use a machine?

Duh.

Safe travels...

[BobbyL]

19 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

You must not have been to many major cities in the world with train transportation.  Asoke really?

Maybe because it is a major connector to the MRT and a huge/popular business area.

Also, why don't you buy the pre paid pass then you don't need to use a machine?

Duh.

Safe travels...

I rarely ever use the BTS thankfully, and of the many major cities I have been to, the BTS is the worst. 

[Just Weird]

On ‎11‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 2:26 PM, KhunBENQ said:

Was in Bangkok in June and absolutely fed up.

Must be 10 or more years ago when you could easily enter a train and maybe even find a seat.

"Must be 10 or more years ago when you could easily enter a train..."

Nonsense, why do posters keep saying things like that?  Trains are easily entered anytime outside peak hours, and getting a seat is not uncommon!

[josephbloggs]

6 hours ago, Just Weird said:

"Must be 10 or more years ago when you could easily enter a train..."

Nonsense, why do posters keep saying things like that?  Trains are easily entered anytime outside peak hours, and getting a seat is not uncommon!

Because they don't live in Bangkok and don't use it.   They just like to complain - even about things they don't experience.

[josephbloggs]

On 11/27/2018 at 2:23 PM, KhunBENQ said:

That is transporting in a major city, Seoul subway map:

 

And this is a toy-train:

Yes, Seoul has got more train lines.  Thanks for that.

[SooKee]

Use the BTS daily, both directions from Asok, never a problem for me with either space or seating, I do try to avoid rush hour though, but even then it's not bad. The London tube Victoria line was far worse 10 years ago.

Could things be better? Probably. But still a great service IMO, even better since linking my Rabbit Card with Line Pay. Just keep Line Pay topped up with mobile banking and rides debit automatically with a receipt sent via Line. Even got 3 free rides for registering.

Like anywhere I suppose. You can find the hardest way of doing things and moan about it or find the easiest way, adapt to the way things are, and chill.

[fruitman]

On 11/27/2018 at 2:26 PM, KhunBENQ said:

Was in Bangkok in June and absolutely fed up.

Must be 10 or more years ago when you could easily enter a train and maybe even find a seat.

Last time i used the skytrain there were no seats in it! They took them out to stuff more people in....terrible....won't use them anymore.

[josephbloggs]

35 minutes ago, fruitman said:

Last time i used the skytrain there were no seats in it! They took them out to stuff more people in....terrible....won't use them anymore.

I think you're mistaken, there have been no seats removed on the Skytrain.

 

They have removed seats in a couple of sections of the MRT carriages though.  Most people stand anyway so as long as it is limited to small sections in the middle carriage (as it is) I don't see a big deal.  They already do this in Singapore, in Shanghai and probably lots of other countries too.  

 

You are still free to go in the end carriages and stand next to some seats if you so wish.

 

But if it's going to stop you using it then there's a bit more space for me, thanks.

Edited November 29, 2018 by josephbloggs

[ballpoint]

I wondered why travelling on the BTS somehow felt more pleasant lately, and this thread has given me the answer.  All the miserable whingers have stopped taking it.

[fruitman]

On 11/29/2018 at 11:21 AM, josephbloggs said:

I think you're mistaken, there have been no seats removed on the Skytrain.

 

They have removed seats in a couple of sections of the MRT carriages though.  Most people stand anyway so as long as it is limited to small sections in the middle carriage (as it is) I don't see a big deal.  They already do this in Singapore, in Shanghai and probably lots of other countries too.  

 

You are still free to go in the end carriages and stand next to some seats if you so wish.

 

But if it's going to stop you using it then there's a bit more space for me, thanks.

Yes you can have the whole skytrain or mrt...i don't like it anymore.

 

In Singapore i got smashed by the closing door....it beeped once that the train was going to leave, me and my wife run, wife was in but the door closed very fast smashing me onto a kid in a pram which was waiting there with mum.....lucky i didn't fall full on the kid, only touched her a bit but she started crying and i felt guilty....i asked mum if she was alright and waited for the next train. Pfoehhh. Won't rush again there.

 

 

[madmen]

The bts was light years ahead of even many first world countries. Ozzies would Remember the red rattler that was always late, 30 to 60 mins between trains and zero aircon in brutally hot summers

 

 

 

 

[FritsSikkink]

On ‎11‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 2:23 PM, KhunBENQ said:

That is transporting in a major city, Seoul subway map:

 

And this is a toy-train:

That is an old map, Tao Poon, Samrong and the purple line isn't on it

[StreetCowboy]

They could eliminate overcrowding on the BTS by raising fares, but they choose not to do so.

I'm not going to complain about that.

[brewsterbudgen]

"Must be 10 or more years ago when you could easily enter a train..."
Nonsense, why do posters keep saying things like that?  Trains are easily entered anytime outside peak hours, and getting a seat is not uncommon!

I very much doubt they actually use the service!

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[StreetCowboy]

8 hours ago, fruitman said:

Yes you can have the whole skytrain or mrt...i don't like it anymore.

 

In Singapore i got smashed by the closing door....it beeped once that the train was going to leave, me and my wife run, wife was in but the door closed very fast smashing me onto a kid in a pram which was waiting there with mum.....lucky i didn't fall full on the kid, only touched her a bit but she started crying and i felt guilty....i asked mum if she was alright and waited for the next train. Pfoehhh. Won't rush again there.

 

 

The beeping is to tell you not to run, that the doors are closing.  I am glad that you have learned, and perhaps your experience will help others here learn how to use the train.

[fruitman]

9 hours ago, StreetCowboy said:

The beeping is to tell you not to run, that the doors are closing.  I am glad that you have learned, and perhaps your experience will help others here learn how to use the train.

I think everybody from Thailand should be warned for the traindoors  in Singapore....they close much faster, no warnings plus they are very powerfull and close at high speed....nothing like those in thailand.

[FritsSikkink]

1 hour ago, fruitman said:

I think everybody from Thailand should be warned for the traindoors  in Singapore....they close much faster, no warnings plus they are very powerfull and close at high speed....nothing like those in thailand.

No warnings?

"In Singapore i got smashed by the closing door....it beeped once that the train was going to leave"

[anon537687643]

The BTS carriages are jam packed, overcrowded at off peak times ! It’s a joke , 20th century city! 20 years behind


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[anon537687643]

That is an old map, Tao Poon, Samrong and the purple line isn't on it

Ok toy town 2 !


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[anon537687643]

I wondered why travelling on the BTS somehow felt more pleasant lately, and this thread has given me the answer.  All the miserable whingers have stopped taking it.

You are whinging now misery guts!


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[Just Weird]

43 minutes ago, markaoffy said:

The BTS carriages are jam packed, overcrowded at off peak times ! It’s a joke , 20th century city! 20 years behind

They're not overcrowded or jam packed at off peak times except perhaps at certain interchange stations!

[KhunBENQ]

13 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

That is an old map, Tao Poon, Samrong and the purple line isn't on it

Thanks for the correction.

I had some problems to get an up-to-date map.

BTS homepage uses Adobe Flash (!) to display a map.

But even with the additions still a long way to a mass transport system for a multi million metro area.

[madmen]

They're not overcrowded or jam packed at off peak times except perhaps at certain interchange stations!

Between Asoke and Siam can be chaos especially weekends

What happened? Was there a population explosion in bangkok? It was never like that years ago