Canal-electric train link planned to ease rush-hour traffic woes

By The Nation

 

Deputy Transport Minister Athirat Rattanaseth

 

In a move to ease rush-hour traffic, the Transport Ministry is working on seamlessly connecting the Saen Saeb Canal piers to the electric train network.

 

Deputy Transport Minister Athirat Rattanaseth said recently that four of Saen Saeb Canal’s 25 are already linked to the electric train system. The Ramkhamhaeng 1 and Asoke piers are linked to the MRT Blue Line, while the Saphan Hua Chang and Saphan Taksin piers are connected to the BTS Green Line.

 

The ministry is also planning to boost the use of Pasak River for transportation in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) by building a 25-kilometre dam to protect the riverbank from collapsing. A 6.6-metre ditch will also be dug up so 2,500-tonne ships can anchor in the area in a move to boost logistics.

 

The ministry plans to seek Bt575.02 million for this project, Bt563.75 million of which will be spent on construction, including the development of a coastal water transport network, and Bt11.27 on administration.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30393212?utm_source=category&utm_medium=internal_referral

 

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14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

In a move to ease rush-hour traffic, the Transport Ministry is working on seamlessly connecting the Saen Saeb Canal piers to the electric train network.

 

Deputy Transport Minister Athirat Rattanaseth said recently that four of Saen Saeb Canal’s 25 are already linked to the electric train system. The Ramkhamhaeng 1 and Asoke piers are linked to the MRT Blue Line, while the Saphan Hua Chang and Saphan Taksin piers are connected to the BTS Green Line.

Integration of transport systems is a great idea, but what is he even talking about?

 

First of all, these four piers are "linked" to the train system only in the sense that they happen to be in relatively close physical proximity to rail stations - no other action has been taken to "link" them, and I don't think any other piers will be moving closer to train stations anytime soon.

 

Second, Saphan Taksin pier is not on Saen Saeb canal, it's on the Chao Phraya river and serves express boats, not canal boats.

 

Third, the Ramkhamhaeng 1 pier is not "linked" (i.e., somewhat close to) the MRT Blue Line, it's near the Airport Link.

 

Is this bad reporting, or did he really say all this without checking any facts beforehand?

29 minutes ago, khunjeff said:

Is this bad reporting, or did he really say all this without checking any facts beforehand?

I think he said all this so he gets credit for something he didn't have to work or spend a budget for. Take an existing situation and market from an overlooked angle is all he did. 

1 hour ago, khunjeff said:

Is this bad reporting, or did he really say all this without checking any facts beforehand?

Yes & yes.

Maybe for commuters they could think about real roofs for the sewer jets. OK not glass roofs but...

 

 

Maybe even offering AC like BMTA buses. Nothing wrong with using the canal as a thoroughfare. But this would require empathy from those in government.