Subway train disruption brings morning rush hour traffic chaos at stations and on Ratchadapisek road



BANGKOK: -- The subway train service was disrupted and thousands of commuters were stranded at stations during the morning rush hour when a subway train stopped a few metres short of the platform doors.

The incident happened at Chatuchak subway station at about 8.00 am when the subway train on its way from Bang Sue to Hua Lampong stopped at Chatuchak station.

However the train did not properly reach the platform as its exit doors did not align with the platform screen doors, thus blocking entries and exits by passengers.

Another train was called in to push the disabled train forward so its doors would be in alignment with the platform screen doors.

But a sudden power blackout worsen the situation, thus further delayed the action, and stranded thousands of commuters along the route to Hua Lampong.

The Metropolitan Rapid Transit later issued a statement apologising the incident and the inconvenience caused to commuters.

It said at 8.30 am that the problem at Chatuchak was resolved later and it was making arrangements for trains to take the stranded passengers to their destinations.

The incident caused up to over an hour before it returned to normal as all stations were crowded with commuters inside the stations forming long queues and new commuters could not enter some stations as the station were already overcrowded.

The waiting commuters also spilled over to the road outside, thus also blocking buses to enter bus stops, further deteriorating the morning traffic jams on Ratchadapisek road.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/subway-train-disruption-brings-morning-rush-hour-traffic-chaos-at-stations-and-on-ratchadapisek-road


-- Thai PBS 2015-10-26

Maybe a hacker computer system?

It started at around 7.15 not 8 am.

There were no trains at all between 7.15 and 8.00 going towards Sukhumvit from Ratchada.

Edited October 26, 201510 yr by petedk

Another train was called in to push the disabled train forward so its doors would be in alignment with the platform screen doors. But a sudden power blackout worsen the situation, thus further delayed the action, and stranded thousands of commuters along the route to Hua Lampong.

They are obviously hopeless. And they want to operate high-speed rails cross-country?

Another train was called in to push the disabled train forward so its doors would be in alignment with the platform screen doors.

But a sudden power blackout worsen the situation, thus further delayed the action, and stranded thousands of commuters along the route to Hua Lampong.

The waiting commuters also spilled over to the road outside, thus also blocking buses to enter bus stops, further deteriorating the morning traffic jams on Ratchadapisek road.

It would almost seem as if this was a planned event to keep large numbers of people and traffic away from a certain area for a short period of time.

Another train was called in to push the disabled train forward so its doors would be in alignment with the platform screen doors. But a sudden power blackout worsen the situation, thus further delayed the action, and stranded thousands of commuters along the route to Hua Lampong.

They are obviously hopeless. And they want to operate high-speed rails cross-country?

One minor incident and "they" are hopeless, eh?

Another train was called in to push the disabled train forward so its doors would be in alignment with the platform screen doors.

But a sudden power blackout worsen the situation, thus further delayed the action, and stranded thousands of commuters along the route to Hua Lampong.

The waiting commuters also spilled over to the road outside, thus also blocking buses to enter bus stops, further deteriorating the morning traffic jams on Ratchadapisek road.

It would almost seem as if this was a planned event to keep large numbers of people and traffic away from a certain area for a short period of time.

Only to a dull conspiracy theorist with nothing to back up his allegations.

There was a slight delay from 7.10am for around an hour ........ nothing major !

Edited October 26, 201510 yr by steven100

Another train was called in to push the disabled train forward so its doors would be in alignment with the platform screen doors.

But a sudden power blackout worsen the situation, thus further delayed the action, and stranded thousands of commuters along the route to Hua Lampong.

The waiting commuters also spilled over to the road outside, thus also blocking buses to enter bus stops, further deteriorating the morning traffic jams on Ratchadapisek road.

It would almost seem as if this was a planned event to keep large numbers of people and traffic away from a certain area for a short period of time.

Only to a dull conspiracy theorist with nothing to back up his allegations.

I often get suspicious when there a string of unusual coincidences before and after an event that causes public pain.

Fortunately there are people like yourself that dont, and quickly pin the label of "conspiracy theorist" without even considering the possibilities or even knowing the true definition of the words, for that matter.

The MRT has been operating for 11 years and today's event was very rare. Disruptions in service are bound to occur from time to time.

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by mere incompetence. -- Napoleon Bonaparte

'The waiting commuters also spilled over to the road outside, thus also blocking buses to enter bus stops ...' Some organisation, permitting a subway problem to impact on the roads.

Just spoke to another friend and she said the problem started already around 6.30. Trains were being delayed at that time.

Someone somewhere isn't telling the truth.

Another train was called in to push the disabled train forward so its doors would be in alignment with the platform screen doors. But a sudden power blackout worsen the situation, thus further delayed the action, and stranded thousands of commuters along the route to Hua Lampong.

They are obviously hopeless. And they want to operate high-speed rails cross-country?

I notice that two trams (light rail) collided in Australia this week and there have been any number of fatal rail accidents throughout the world, in any country with a rail system rail accidents are practically inevitable. However you obviously judge very high standards a pity you don't apply these same standards to your own analysis.

Another train was called in to push the disabled train forward so its doors would be in alignment with the platform screen doors.

But a sudden power blackout worsen the situation, thus further delayed the action, and stranded thousands of commuters along the route to Hua Lampong.

The waiting commuters also spilled over to the road outside, thus also blocking buses to enter bus stops, further deteriorating the morning traffic jams on Ratchadapisek road.

It would almost seem as if this was a planned event to keep large numbers of people and traffic away from a certain area for a short period of time.

Go on.

Another train was called in to push the disabled train forward so its doors would be in alignment with the platform screen doors.

But a sudden power blackout worsen the situation, thus further delayed the action, and stranded thousands of commuters along the route to Hua Lampong.

The waiting commuters also spilled over to the road outside, thus also blocking buses to enter bus stops, further deteriorating the morning traffic jams on Ratchadapisek road.

It would almost seem as if this was a planned event to keep large numbers of people and traffic away from a certain area for a short period of time.

Only to a dull conspiracy theorist with nothing to back up his allegations.

I often get suspicious when there a string of unusual coincidences before and after an event that causes public pain.

Fortunately there are people like yourself that dont, and quickly pin the label of "conspiracy theorist" without even considering the possibilities or even knowing the true definition of the words, for that matter.

Ok, I really have to bow to your superior knowledge on this one then. Could you tell me what the "string of unusual coincidences" has been and what "the event" was that these coincidences happened prior to and after?

To put your mind at ease, I do know what a conspiracy theorist is, perhaps I should have used the term "dull apparent conspiracy theorist".