Plan to develop train transport to reduce energy bill and greenhouse gas

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Plan to develop train transport to reduce energy bill and greenhouse gas

By The Nation

 

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The six mass rapid-transit lines will be developed to reduce energy and greenhouse gas emissions, while a survey found 59 per cent of city commuters don’t use the electric train due to lack of good feeder service.

 

Wilairat Sirisoponsilp, deputy director-general of the Ministry of Transport's Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning, revealed the plan on Sunday during a seminar on reducing energy usage in transportation.

 

He said the ministry’s consultant has presented the results of the energy assessment project that can be reduced by following the evaluation of the six mass rapid transit lines currently in service: Green Line (Mo Chit - Samrong); Green Line (Samrong - Samut Prakan); Green Line (National Stadium - Bang Wa); Blue Line (Bang Sue - Hua Lamphong); Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link Or Airport Rail Link and Purple Line (Bang Yai - Tao Poon).

 

By implementation of the project for a period of 12 months, the six mass rapid transit lines in service can help reduce energy consumption by approximately 224.3 kilotonnes of oil equivalent (ktoe). If they operate on all routes in Bangkok and its vicinity according to the M-Map master plan, it will help reduce energy consumption by approximately 1,375.5ktoe in 2036. By 2020, the six mass rapid transit lines can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 0.64 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.

 

Kerati Kijmanawat, logistics and supply chain lecturer at Naresuan University as a deputy project manager, revealed the results of the survey of six electric train service areas and two pre-operating routes, namely Blue Line (Bang Sue - Tha Phra) and Green Line (Mo Chit - Saphan Mai - Khu Khot Section) by surveying 500 samples per route.

 

Those aged 23-29 and earning Bt15,001-Bt30,000 used the services at least 2-3 times per week in urgent hours, round-trip from errands, and work accounted for 32 per cent. Those aged less than 22 with income less than Bt15,000 per month use the service every day in urgent hours, and round-trips to school and university accounted for 31 per cent.

 

The reason for choosing the electric train compared to other public transport is that there is a 63 per cent time saving, 19 per cent easier time management, 8 per cent cost saving, 6 per cent more convenience than other public transportation, and 4 per cent safety, he said.

 

Of those surveyed, 59 per cent did not reach the destination with one system, or had to travel on multiple systems, 18 per cent found the price high, 7 per cent dislike crowded transportation, 6 per cent found the access poor, 6 per cent found it inconvenient and 4 per cent complained of no feeder service to the electric train.

 

“The state should have a policy to reduce expenses and organise a secondary transportation system to connect to the train such as buses for convenient transportation. It will help reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions," said Kerati.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30392706

 

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[Justgrazing]

Are they ghosts on the platform .? 

Or do I need new glasses .. 

[bluesofa]

4 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Are they ghosts on the platform .? 

Or do I need new glasses .. 

It's just a slow shutter speed and they must be moving fast than the train.

[AhFarangJa]

I admit to not being a regular commuter, so our experiences differ widely from people who live there, but when we are in Bangkok we find the MTR to be expensive, very overcrowded, and some stations with only stairs to be difficult to access ( old man even older knees syndrome !). Time is not normally an issue, so a taxi may take a little longer, but is much more pleasant, even civilised ))))))))

[milesinnz]

I think this must be the first real common sense thing I have read of the Thai government. I love train travel, and it is a great adventure for tourists, so it is a win win..

 

The existing trains need to be electrified and with about double the capacity...

 

Thailand does not need high speed trains, just reliable, clean, efficient and on time trains...

[Crossy]

Lack of adequate feeder networks is a major issue for some travellers. If it's more than a 5 minute walk, wet or hot then they would rather take a taxi.

 

Some BTS stations had (IIRC free) feeder buses but these died out not long after we got to Thailand (2004).

 

By contrast the Rapid KL feeder system appears alive and well although the routes have changed somewhat from when we lived there in 1999. They're not free, the fare is RM1 (about 8 Baht) flat fare.

 

[khunjeff]

5 hours ago, Crossy said:

Some BTS stations had (IIRC free) feeder buses but these died out not long after we got to Thailand (2004).

I used those pink buses quite often. They were free, but required a coupon as a way to be sure that people were really taking them in conjunction with a BTS ride. Each time you refilled a Smartpass card, you could request a packet of coupons from the cashier. The former BTS shuttle bus route from Chit Lom station to All Seasons Place still exists, but was taken over by All Seasons management many years ago and changed to their branding.

[khunjeff]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

He said the ministry’s consultant has presented the results of the energy assessment project that can be reduced by following the evaluation of the six mass rapid transit lines currently in service: Green Line (Mo Chit - Samrong); Green Line (Samrong - Samut Prakan); Green Line (National Stadium - Bang Wa); Blue Line (Bang Sue - Hua Lamphong); Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link Or Airport Rail Link and Purple Line (Bang Yai - Tao Poon).

Does anyone know why they would treat the BTS Mo Chit - Samrong and Samrong - Kheha segments as separate lines?

[sammieuk1]

The feeder system at the trough is always on time though ????

[renz]

won't work as train fare to xxx and calculated by per month it's probably cheaper to go around by motorbike and its faster too coz lets not forget from house to bts station probably another 10-20 baht times 2 trips per day - lets say at 59 baht per trip ( 59x2 per day x 26 days = 3068 plus motosai to and fro bts station lets say 10 baht per trip x 2 for 26 days = 520 baht + 3068 = 3588 which much more than pumping petrol at pump. and at 3588 it might be even cheaper driving by car especially where one destination end will lead to another destination by another vehicle where travelling on foot is not possible as it is too far. at 3588 per month for a low income lets say at 15k a month minus 4k for rent, 2k for food 1k for mobile, 5k for sending home to parent and a miserable balance of 3k. a new motorbke like a honda scoopy is zero down payment and repayment is so low and even with installment plus petrol is still lower than travelling by train