Transport Co plans 9,000 bus trips a day from Bangkok for Songkran

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Transport Co plans 9,000 bus trips a day from Bangkok for Songkran

 

 

The state-run Transport Company will increase its bus and passenger van services by 3,000 to 9,000 trips per day from April 10-13 to accommodate the sharp rise in the number of passengers expected to travel out of Bangkok ahead of the Songkran holiday.

 

The Transport Company’s managing director, Mr. Jirasak Yaowatsakul, said the increase in services will accommodate about 206,000 passengers a day, adding that for journeys back to Bangkok the company will arrange about 8,100 trips a day from April 14-17.

 

For the convenience of passengers, the company has suggested that they make advance bookings through the company’s website www.transport.co.th, at counter services or via the Call Centre 1490.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/transport-co-plans-9000-bus-trips-a-day-from-bangkok-for-songkran/

 

 

 -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-04-08

[notasmartassknowitallfarag]

How many will die on these buses...

[300sd]

Scary thought.

[Bangkok Barry]

5 hours ago, notasmartassknowitallfarag said:

How many will die on these buses...

 

They are running 9000 trips out of Bangkok and 8100 back again. So your answer is 900 bus loads.

[observer90210]

9000 more buses besides the xxx thousands of cars during the festival....better to avoid Bangkok on the whole I guess..

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Gonna be a boon for the crashed bus and van salvage yards.... Big business coming their way!

[colinneil]

So the transport company is planning 9000 bus trips a day, where are the extra buses/ drivers coming from?

Ok Somchai you can drive a tak tak, you will do, this is the steering wheel, this is the brake, oh  dont worry brakes dont work, just use a lump of wood that will stop it running away.

If you are involved in an accident run like hell till your sober.