Bus Fares Gone Up

[Rinrada]

Jumped on my usual bus from Asoke last night/this morning to Sam.Prac.and noticed that the fares appear to have gone up.

Last visit i was paying 5 bt but now its either five and a half or 6 (err.... cant remember exactly,slightly....... )

Must compliment the BTS however for their choice of conductors.The one last night /this etc.was like a little stormtrooper and had everone jumpimg to her instructions/orders......stand there-do this-do-that...move up the bus ...squeeze up over there ...very impressed

Anyway back to the fares ...what is it now 5 bt 50 satang or 6 bt.....Dont wanna get ripped off......

[SEAtramp]

Still 3 1/2 baht on the green bus.

[ovenman]

Still 3 1/2 baht on the green bus. 

...and a ride on one of those green buses is probably worth half that.

[Rinrada]

Bangkok bus fares to rise after holiday

Published on March 29, 2005

After the Songkran holiday, passengers on Bangkok public buses as well as those travelling across provinces will be forced to shoulder higher fares.

The green light to increase fares came after a two-hour meeting yesterday between Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit and public transport operators. The bus operators had asked to hike their fares following the increase in the diesel oil price by Bt3 a litre earlier this month.

Suriya said public buses, air-conditioned or not, under Bangkok Mass Transit Authority’s control can raise fares by Bt1.

Suriya’s deputy, Adisorn Piengket, still has to negotiate with private bus companies after they proposed a steeper fare increase than public bus operators.

While private bus firms have proposed raising their fares from Bt5 to Bt8-Bt9, mini-bus operators proposed to double their fares to Bt7 from Bt3.50.

“They claim they have shouldered an increase in financial costs. If allowed to raise the fares to the requested levels, they promise to improve their services. Khun Adisorn will handle this issue,” Suriya said. Meanwhile, inter-provincial bus operators are authorised to raise fares by Bt0.03 per kilometre, although they requested a Bt0.06 price hike.

“They want a higher price hike which we couldn’t agree to,” Suriya said, noting that the ministry will come up with other measures to help alleviate their new burden.

In Bangkok, Chao Phya speedboat service operators as well as boats plying the Saen Saeb Canal will be allowed to raise their prices by Bt1.

Chao Phya River ferries, which move about 200,000 passengers a day, was told to maintain its prices.

http://nationmultimedia.com/2005/03/29/nat...l_16872671.html