BMA hikes fares on some Green Line routes

By THE NATION

 

 

Fares on some of the Green Line routes have been hiked by Bt3 per station.

 

 

On Friday evening, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced the new fares for the Green Line BTS Skytrain.

 

The new fares are:

 

- From Ha Yaek Lat Phrao station (N9) to Ku Kot station (N24), comprising 16 stations, -- Bt15-Bt45 (increasing from the current rate by Bt3 per station)

 

- From On Nut station (E9) to Mo Chit station (N8), comprising 17 stations; from National Stadium station (W1) to Saphan Taksin station (S6), comprising six stations; and from Krung Thon Buri station (S7) to Wongwian Yai station (S8), comprising two stations, will remain unchanged.

 

- From Bang Chak station (E10) to Bearing station (E14), comprising five stations, and from Samrong station (E15) to Keha Samut Prakarn station (E23), comprising nine stations -- Bt15-Bt45 (up by Bt3 per station)

 

- From Pho Nimit station (S9) to Bang Wa station (S12), comprising four stations -- Bt15-Bt24 (up by Bt3 per station)

 

- The maximum fare for all Green Line routes will be Bt104.

 

The new fares will be effective from February 16.

 

The BMA had earlier on Friday issued a statement saying the ceiling on fares shall be set at Bt65.

 

Related Story: Bangkok governor insists fare ceiling for BTS Green Line is Bt65

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30401316?utm_source=category&utm_medium=internal_referral

 

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Just to pre-empt the expected reaction for our members.

 

As can be seen from the above it is NOT BTS who set the fares on the extension lines, nor do they get a cut of the fare revenue. The BTS contract pays a set amount to operate the trains, it matters not whether anyone actually rides them or not. It's actually slightly more complex than that but that's the basis.

 

The core system (the original lines) where BTS do get the fare revenue has had no increase.

 

 

So no free travel from Bearing to Keha?  That is going to hurt many but I suppose they knew free wouldn't last forever.