Single ticket for different rail lines in use end of the year

BANGKOK: People travelling around in Bangkok using different electric rail lines will get more convenience soon as a single ticket will be introduced by the end of this year.

Under the single ticket system, people can move around on Bangkok’s three electric rail systems with only one ticket.

Chaiwat Thongkamkhun, director of the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning, revealed that the Central Clearing House (CCH) has announced that it has successfully completed laying down the necessary groundwork for the single card electrical rail line called ‘Spider Cards’.

First trials are scheduled to be run in August, and barring any complications, the system will be in widespread use by the end of the year.

The new single cards will allow users to travel on the BTS elevated electric rail lines, subway, Purple line (Bang Yai – Tao Poon) and the Airport Link using only one card.

He also said that the office will also seek cabinet’s approval to establish a company which the government will hold a stake not exceeding 50%, to serve as a central income management unit for the CCH.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/single-ticket-different-rail-lines-use-end-year/

-- Thai PBS 2016-07-02

Please let it be true this time

No chance SD I'm afraid.

Only last week they announced that Mangmoom (Spider) won't be ready for full operation until 2018.

At least when the Purple Line opens next month the same cards will work on it and the existing MRT (Blue Line), but sadly not the BTS. And the card isn't Mangmoom.

they said end of the year.....they didn't say which year.