Bangkok mass transport ticketing pool underway

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Mass transport ticketing pool underway
By English News



BANGKOK, Dec 12 – Several state-run mass transport agencies will discuss a joint ticketing system to serve at least six million commuters in Bangkok daily, according to the Transport Ministry.

Chula Sukmanop, director of the Transport, Traffic Policy and Planning Office, said a central clearing house will be set up to serve the agencies which participate in the ticketing pool.

Joining the central system will be the State Railway of Thailand, Bangkok Metro Public Co, Bangkok Mass Transit System, Bangkok Mass Transit Authority, Expressway Authority of Thailand, Don Muang Tollway Plc, Bangkok Expressway Public Co, and the Marine Department – all of which signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday to launch the plan to better serve Bangkok commuters.

Mr Chula said the private sector will be invited to join a bid to operate the clearing house system.

It will take about 30 months before the ticketing pool is launched. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2013-12-12

[kingalfred]

A ticketing pool takes 30 months?once again how pathetic,A city the size of Bangkok is so backward in integrating its transport,never mind the fact the system is fragmented and covers only the centre of the city. .two and a half years (and it will be longer) to be able to use a prepaid card on different forms of transport , what about asking other cities who have done this?Mai me, this is thailand only we can do it our way

Edited December 12, 2013 by kingalfred

[Misterwhisper]

Great idea and long, long overdue, BUT...

30 months???? Two and a half years???

[DocN]

Finally!

[CPT]

I thought that's the purpose the Rabbit card was supposed to serve? BTS and BRT use the rabbit card and the plan was for the MRT to as well. Now they are going to move to a different system that takes 2 1/2 years (3 yrs in real time likely) to implement?

[noitom]

It's underway!! And only 30 months more. These Thais, they are something else.

[Briggsy]

When they finally get round to implementing the new system, there will be an admin fee to change your old card to a new card again. Nice little earner every time they change the cards.

[Loles]

30 months ??? why not 100 years ?

[rubl]

On the way

... Several state-run mass transport agencies will discuss

... It will take about 30 months before the ticketing pool is launched.

May I wonder if they already know details which allow this 30 month planning?

[newcomer71]

30 months... No further comments needed.

[Morakot]

Great idea and long, long overdue, BUT...

30 months???? Two and a half years???

Is this a face-saving euphemism to announce that discussions have momentarily failed and that it will not be likely in the immediate future?

[rubl]

What difference two weeks make

"BANGKOK, 29 November 2013 – Thailand will introduce a joint ticketing systems for passengers commuting by Bangkok’s various mass-transit systems by 2014, says the Ministry of Transport."

http://thaifinancialpost.com/2013/11/29/transport-ministry-to-hold-auction-for-joint-ticketing-system-in-2014/

[tingtongteesood]

I guess PT need 30 months to try and 'cook the books' to hide all the evidence of what they have really been up to before anything is allowed to be 'transparent'. Once they feel confident there is no paper trail left, we may see something useful happen.,..Screw that ! Let's just have a new government that really knows what they are doing for a change, would be nice...

[bangon04]

I thought that's the purpose the Rabbit card was supposed to serve? BTS and BRT use the rabbit card and the plan was for the MRT to as well. Now they are going to move to a different system that takes 2 1/2 years (3 yrs in real time likely) to implement?

They didn't actually say they would - they actually agreed to discuss it....so not at all a done deal yet...A lot of careful dividing up the surplus to be sorted out first.

[belg]

guess what? the price will go only one way, up , up & up, even you use only a small stretch of it

[kurnell]

Should call it the turtle card

[RubbaJohnny]

I believe they are worried that Wabbit and Touch and Go may be too stimulating with revenuws vanishing down a rabbit hole to Do buy.

In keeping with the humidity and soaploving locals Rub at Pub was also eschewed

The card which will work even in floods and Klong Song Saeb will have abrasive added value

The Rubba Hubba is a conical stored vaue device,coated in hygenic spermicide for multi function

RUB " N " GO

They could have just bought the type of systems working in Scandanavia years ago,sadly te tranparent payment systems did not allow for the auto tea top-up.

Howver Bangers will exceed the planet with its Monthly flexi rider accepted by Tuk-Tuks and for short time fines (ask at your nearest toll gate)

[noitom]

It's already expensive to travel BTS/MRT ride with no transfers.

[Thai at Heart]

They can't even get the same names on the stations.

Do you know how dumb it is to have Sukhumvit and Asoke or saladaeng and Siloam vertically above each other.

Once I saw that I realised little cab ever get organised in thailand.