Airport Rail Link adds 4 new Express Trains

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http://thainews.prd.go.th/website_en/news/news_detail/WNOHT5910050010001

 

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BANGKOK, 5 October 2016 (NNT) - Deputy Minister of Transport Aomsin Sheewapruek chaired the unveiling of new express trains for Bangkok’s Airport Rail Link. 

He revealed that four trains will be revamped and added to the express line to service an additional 740 passengers per train. 

The new trains will be equipped with additional seating and handrails, new floor materials, relocated fire extinguishers, and additional wheelchair areas. 

Mr Aomsin boarded a test ride from the Airport Rail Link headquarters to Suvarnabhumi International Airport the same day the four trains began public service. He also revealed that an addition three trains will be added to the express line by the end of December this year.

 

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I hope this is misquoted!

 

Why on earth add more Trains to the Express Line - the vastly underused non-stop service from Makkasan to Suwannaphum??

 

It's surely the popular City Line - with several stops along the route - which should be getting more trains / capacity?

 

Patrick

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The express hasn't been in service for quite a while now and the express trains have been moved over to the Cityline service. 

 

Hopefully he means the express trains that have been moved over have been modified to carry more people - the original express trains have one extra carriage but that is exclusively for non existent luggage and the 4 carriage express trains actually hold fewer people than the 3 carriage Cityline trains.  The floor in the luggage carriage wasn't suitable for standing on, so that is probably what he meant when he said new floors have been added.

 

Took them a while to figure it out but they got there in the end.

 

 

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Airport Rail Link adds 4 new express trains

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