SRT chief: Cleaner railway toilets soon

BANGKOK, 1 April 2015 (NNT) - The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) plans to clean up dirty toilets on trains and at railway stations over the next six months.

SRT governor Wuthichart Kalyanamitra said on Tuesday that major revamps will help increase people's confidence in the country's railway.

Mr Wuthichart said the SRT has received many complaints from passengers about dirty toilets. He assured them that the railway toilets will be much cleaner and hygiene standards will be increased substantially over the next six months.

In addition, the governor said the SRT would provide public toilet services free of charge across the country. His comment came following Transport Minister ACM Prajin Juntong's instructions.


-- NNT 2015-04-01

I am glad they have their priorities in the right order!

It takes me 30 minutes to clean my bathroom, not 6 months.

It should relieve a lot of people and western leaders to know that they can get a clean loo in public in Thailand?

It takes me 30 minutes to clean my bathroom, not 6 months.

Sounds like they need to put article 44 on this one too.

It'll be a breath of fresh air, once done !

No need to hold one's breath, when peeing or pooing, on the train.

Next on the list, how to stop crashes at railway-crossings, and how to stop trains from falling-off the rotten tracks ?

Thank you SRT chief, my bum and many, many others will thank you for that....

"Tirak, fruitcake afraid to come out !"

This must be the BEST April Fools prank EVUH!

But the toilet was clean!!

Yeah teach those nasty farang not to chit standing on seat, oops my bad it the Thai's, So next move ban all Chinese from using train.

It takes me 30 minutes to clean my bathroom, not 6 months.

I will not start on the level of cleanliness, but may I mention the SRT has a wee bit more than one toilet and restroom to take care off?

Mind you, with the SRT apart from a 'one time' cleaning, a plan on 'regular' cleaning might be a good idea as well.

The last time I was on a train it was nothing but a hole in the flour, so no need to clean a hole in the flour.

The last time I was on a train it was nothing but a hole in the flour, so no need to clean a hole in the flour.

A hole in the flour. I hope you didn't eat on the same train.

The last time I was on a train it was nothing but a hole in the flour, so no need to clean a hole in the flour.

Did you bring your oven??

Chief, Sorry, but this is primary school hygeine. Just shut up & do it!!!!!

It takes me 30 minutes to clean my bathroom, not 6 months.

I will not start on the level of cleanliness, but may I mention the SRT has a wee bit more than one toilet and restroom to take care off?

Mind you, with the SRT apart from a 'one time' cleaning, a plan on 'regular' cleaning might be a good idea as well.

But sure, they have more than one cleaner ?

Well, maybe I'm wrong, maybe there is just one and he/she

was in an inactive post since he/she started employment.

Is this another example of what the Generals 'Immense Powers' can do ?

Strange isn't it that everything they talk about is in in 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, this week, next week, sometime, never. They never just sort it and tell us that it's done !

The last time I was on a train it was nothing but a hole in the flour, so no need to clean a hole in the flour.

Did you bring your oven??

No but it could explain that 'off' taste that Thai bread has

Good to see the urgent nature of the clean-up -- only in Thailand.

How about putting some of the lay-about nothing to do staff on the job tomorrow morning - but but but, we don't have sufficient mops, brushes, wiping clothes, detergent etc. --- could always stop-off at 7-11 on the way to work and pick-up the necessary items -- no need to be a rocket scientist to work that out.

Edited April 1, 201511 yr by Artisi

The last time I was on a train it was nothing but a hole in the flour, so no need to clean a hole in the flour.

Who says there would be cleaning? They need 6 months to call bids for cutting bigger holes.