Four new BTS stations ready to open in June

By THE NATION

 

 

Test runs to four new BTS Skytrain stations beyond Kasetsart University station (N13) have started since April 8, Manit Techa-apichoke, president of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration-owned Krungthep Thanakhom Co, said.

 

 

Bangkok Mass Transit System Pcl is the operator of BTS Skytrain.

 

“The four new stations are: the Royal Forest Department (N14), Bang Bua (N15), 11th Infantry Regiment (N16) and Wat Phra Sri Mahathat (N17),” he said. “We are in the process of dynamic tests, in which we run one or two empty trains a day to test the efficiency of the track management system,” he said.

 

Manit added that passengers will be able to board trains during test runs in May and the extended route will officially open in June.

 

 

“The test runs in the past week showed satisfactory results with all systems running optimally,” he added. “Almost 100 per cent of necessary equipment have already been installed at the four stations. We also make sure that the new stations are in compliance with the government’s social distancing policies to prevent the spreading of Covid-19 by using signs, checkpoints and barriers to minimise crowdedness in the station and platform areas. We also offer temperature checking service and hand gel disperser to all commuters.”

 

The extended Sukhumvit Line is scheduled to terminate at Ku Kot station (N24), which is slated to open by the end of 2020.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386296

 

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The one I am waiting for is the red line to open,

Sick and tired of coming out of the Government complex on an afternoon after meetings and no taxis, backed up traffic and hours to get back into Bangkok

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Shame really as it made a very good point.

They are going to have to stop just adding stations.

When will it be dual carriage over Saphan Taksin ?

On my recent stay in Bangkok, man those trains were crowded.  A few times it was so busy I could not get on to the train.  There just was no room.

11 hours ago, natway09 said:

They are going to have to stop just adding stations.

When will it be dual carriage over Saphan Taksin ?

 

Coming (fairly) soon. Saphan Taksin station is being decommissioned and will be re-built after the road has been adjusted.

 

I don't know the exact timescale, I shall try to find out.

2 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

On my recent stay in Bangkok, man those trains were crowded.  A few times it was so busy I could not get on to the train.  There just was no room.

 

This is why it's called "Mass Transit", no point running trains empty, no passengers = no revenue.

 

Systems the world over are packed during peak hours, don't want to be a sardine, travel off-peak.

2 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

This is why it's called "Mass Transit", no point running trains empty, no passengers = no revenue.

 

Systems the world over are packed during peak hours, don't want to be a sardine, travel off-peak.

Bangkok, London and New York have roughly the same population numbers. New York runs 12-car trains, London eight and Bangkok four. Guess which trains are the most crowded. By the way, some services in London run every 90 seconds too in the rush hour. Bangkok can't manage that due to a poor signalling system.