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BTS to BMA: Give us Bt8-bn train operation fee or we will stop running Green Line


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  On 11/18/2020 at 1:58 AM, Pravda said:

 

They are threatening to close everything, not just the extension. 

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Where did you see that?

 

As I understand it they're only owed/losing money on the Extensions as they are not allowed to charge extra fares & so are threatening to limit services to Bearing <--> Mo Chit (i.e. the Green Line excluding the extensions). 

 

Bangkok would grind to a halt if the main BTS Line stopped running... 

 

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  On 11/18/2020 at 8:54 AM, NightSky said:

why?

 

 

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You may soon find out. 

  On 11/18/2020 at 8:38 AM, Mike Teavee said:

Where did you see that?

 

As I understand it they're only owed/losing money on the Extensions as they are not allowed to charge extra fares & so are threatening to limit services to Bearing <--> Mo Chit (i.e. the Green Line excluding the extensions). 

 

Bangkok would grind to a halt if the main BTS Line stopped running... 

 

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It's in another Thai article. As I mentioned in the post before this one was posted by Thai Visa I am not sure if I'm allowed to link Thai news website. 

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  On 11/18/2020 at 1:27 AM, Pravda said:

The genius investors who bought in Samut Prakan and On Nut ghetto are in for a rude awakening. 

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The train has been running to on-nut for a few years now and not really a ghetto. I believe the original skytrain deadends at on-nut

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  On 11/18/2020 at 8:38 AM, Mike Teavee said:
  On 11/18/2020 at 1:58 AM, Pravda said:

 

They are threatening to close everything, not just the extension. 

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Where did you see that?

 

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Try the headline: ...or we will stop running Green Line

And the second paragraph of the article:  “BTS said they would have to stop train operations if they do not get paid,” he said.

 

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He asks stupidly, if the government hasn't been paying the money for so many years then exactly where did the money go?  You would think it would be in the government's bank account.

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  On 11/18/2020 at 12:58 PM, Showtime said:

He asks stupidly, if the government hasn't been paying the money for so many years then exactly where did the money go?  You would think it would be in the government's bank account.

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The government to entice people decided that they were going to let people ride on the morchiut to KuKhot extension for free.

 

I got to admit is sure is nice if you want to beat some of the traffic and will make them a lot of money  Probably more that the line to Rangsit.

 

THe problem is that with the extra track comes extra costs for fuel and such.  

 

If the government had only given a couple of months free it would have been great but now it is getting expensive.  The government has to start charging people to ride and I am not sure 65 baht max is going to cover it.

 

Right now to get to Morchit is minimum 50 baht by minivan from my house.  Then you have the costs of the BTS MRT

75 baht might seem like a lot but for most people living out here it would not be too bad.

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  On 11/18/2020 at 1:27 AM, Pravda said:

The genius investors who bought in Samut Prakan and On Nut ghetto are in for a rude awakening. 

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I guess you didn't have a chance to buy? Overall, a smart business decision to buy in an area which will be connected to mass transit. 

If circumstances change, then there will be problems. But in hindsight we are always smarter than anyone else

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  On 11/18/2020 at 1:58 AM, Pravda said:

They are threatening to close everything, not just the extension. 

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But if there's any pravda in what you say, people who are NOT living in the "ghettoes" you've listed will be affected, too.

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  On 11/18/2020 at 12:00 PM, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Try the headline: ...or we will stop running Green Line

And the second paragraph of the article:  “BTS said they would have to stop train operations if they do not get paid,” he said.

 

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Try reading the whole article or do you base all your conclusions on Click Bait... 

 

The meat of it is they are threatening to close down the 2 x 5 stop extensions (which probably don't have enough traffic to make it worthwhile) because the government has put a cap on the maximum fare & they're not making any extra fares from them... 

 

 

 

 

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  On 11/18/2020 at 9:33 AM, moe666 said:

The train has been running to on-nut for a few years now and not really a ghetto. I believe the original skytrain deadends at on-nut

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Yes, the original eastern terminus was On Nut. It was then extended to Bearing and then again to Kheha which has been fully operational for some time.

The extension the op is referring to is the other end of the line, from Mo Chit north, this section is not yet fully operational, due 16th Dec according to the OP.

During the trial period of the Khaha extension it was free to travel and I assume it is passenger funding during the trial period for the new extension that is in dispute.

Once the Kheha extension became fully operational, fares were introduced with a max of 65 baht, which makes it to me a pretty good deal.

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  On 11/18/2020 at 11:40 AM, Sophon said:

 

More than a few years. On Nut was part of the original BTS service that started on December 5th 1999.

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I was one of the early passengers when I came just after New Year Jan 2000. The stations were deserted making it a bit eerie. Girl I was with was overawed and very reluctant to go through the turnstiles, as if there was no way back.

How times have changed.

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  On 11/19/2020 at 2:37 AM, sandyf said:

Yes, the original eastern terminus was On Nut. It was then extended to Bearing and then again to Kheha which has been fully operational for some time.

The extension the op is referring to is the other end of the line, from Mo Chit north, this section is not yet fully operational, due 16th Dec according to the OP.

During the trial period of the Khaha extension it was free to travel and I assume it is passenger funding during the trial period for the new extension that is in dispute.

Once the Kheha extension became fully operational, fares were introduced with a max of 65 baht, which makes it to me a pretty good deal.

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Minimum wage in UK is 1600 Euros per month.

 

Lets make the cost of public transport 700 Euros a month.

 

Perhaps if the middle class in the western world was obliterated the same way like in Thailand you would understand the arrogance of your post.

 

Or maybe not.

 

 

 

 

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  On 11/19/2020 at 3:44 AM, Pravda said:

 

Minimum wage in UK is 1600 Euros per month.

 

Lets make the cost of public transport 700 Euros a month.

 

Perhaps if the middle class in the western world was obliterated the same way like in Thailand you would understand the arrogance of your post.

 

Or maybe not.

 

 

 

 

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Since when have people in the UK been paid in Euros ?

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