Airport Rail Link To Install Barriers After Pregnant Woman's Death

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Airport Rail Link To Install Barriers After Pregnant Woman's Death

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Rossarin Plianla, 30, in an image held over the scene of her death Monday at Airport Rail Link Ban Thap Chang.

 

BANGKOK — The operator of Bangkok’s Airport Rail Link system said all stations will be upgraded with security barriers after a train killed a pregnant woman who fell onto the tracks Monday morning.

 

Rossarin Plianla fell onto the tracks at the Ban Thap Chang station at 6:52am as a train was approaching and was killed instantly. She was six months pregnant, according to Suthep Boonpeng, deputy managing director of the State Railway of Thailand, or SRT.

 

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[samsensam]

 

very sad.

 

where was the guy with the whistle who blows it when you step over the yellow line?

[fruitman]

The new stations all have electric barriers but the trains are empty. 

 

And usually the guys with the whistle take their job very serious. 

 

They don't really need electric barriers i would think, just some fences without doors would also help.

 

And on stations like Saphan kwai (no escalator) it would be nice to have some benches to sit while waiting for the train.

[trainman34014]

Have they ever studied the way Singapore does it ?   No chance there of falling on tracks.

[bbi1]

32 minutes ago, fruitman said:

And on stations like Saphan kwai (no escalator) it would be nice to have some benches to sit while waiting for the train.

Don't be silly, that would be too logical and make too much sense for it to be implemented.

[jaiyen]

A silly headline !   No way would they do it before people are killed. Always wait for a tragedy before action is taken, if at all. Thats the Thai way

[tigermoth]

Instead of spending billions on submarines, tanks and armoured cars why not spend a few million for the people by installing barriers with sliding doors on all stations? Why is it only on a few? Maybe the allottment for this service wasn't enough to do it and fill some pockets at the same time. Certainly very puzzling.

[Stargeezr]

I am glad to hear that there will be barriers installed. It is no help to the poor woman who fell

to her death, but to save others is a good thing

Geezer

[siam2007]

16 hours ago, fruitman said:

The new stations all have electric barriers but the trains are empty. 

 

 

 

 

Empty trains ?

What "new" stations ?

Are you sure you are talking about the ARL ? I have never experienced an "empty train" during daytime hours, and there are no "new" stations since it has started operating

[Lakegeneve]

20 hours ago, fruitman said:

The new stations all have electric barriers but the trains are empty. 

 

And usually the guys with the whistle take their job very serious. 

 

They don't really need electric barriers i would think, just some fences without doors would also help.

 

And on stations like Saphan kwai (no escalator) it would be nice to have some benches to sit while waiting for the train.

You appear to be referring to the MRTA Purple Line operated by BEM which has nothing to do with the ARL line operated by the SRTET where this accident occurred. Also, neither has anything to do with the BTS and Saphan Kwai.

[Lakegeneve]

4 hours ago, tigermoth said:

Instead of spending billions on submarines, tanks and armoured cars why not spend a few million for the people by installing barriers with sliding doors on all stations? Why is it only on a few? Maybe the allottment for this service wasn't enough to do it and fill some pockets at the same time. Certainly very puzzling.

Apples and Oranges.

 

The SRTET, which operates the ARL, had always planned to eventually install PSDs  for each station but I dare say that this incident has moved the project up as a priority.

 

[natway09]

Good thinking  again SRT, Close the door now the horse has bolted. Idiot Government Department.

If SRT had one more brain it would be very lonely  

[fruitman]

1 hour ago, Lakegeneve said:

You appear to be referring to the MRTA Purple Line operated by BEM which has nothing to do with the ARL line operated by the SRTET where this accident occurred. Also, neither has anything to do with the BTS and Saphan Kwai.

They are all skytrains and i don't care who operates them at all....they are all BKK public transport and they even don't offer a hard bench to their travellers who just climbed loads of stairs in 40 degree smokey heat at saphan kwai...