MRT ridership increases due to Blue-Purple lines connection

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MRT ridership increases due to Blue-Purple lines connection

 

 

BANGKOK, 23 August 2017 (NNT) – The number of MRT passengers has increased up to 50,000 daily due to the connection between its Blue Line and Purple Line at Tao Poon station.

Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA)'s Deputy Governor Rithika Suparat revealed the number of MRT passengers has risen, given the interchange Tao Poon station between the Blue Line and Purple Line. 

He said the ridership has surged from 33,000 passengers to 50,000 passengers daily, with the average of 47,000 passengers per day since the opening of the connected line on 11 August 2017. The ridership during weekends has increased to 29,000 from 22,000 daily. 

The promotional fare for MRT Purple Line will remain valid until the end of this year, after which the fare structure might be revised.

 

-- nnt 2017-08-23

[berybert]

Make something work and people will use it.

Who ever would have thought that ?

[Narratio]

I'm still bemused about "ridership". Is that a real word?

[Raymonddiaz]

29 minutes ago, Narratio said:

I'm still bemused about "ridership". Is that a real word?

yeah it's a real word. The people who ride a form of transportation.

[wirat69]

The photo to accompany this MRT article appears to be BTS!!!???

[Andybristol20032003]

Ridership is a north American term, not used elsewhere 

[Searat7]

The old MRT will be very crowded now unless they bought more cars. The original (from 2004) 3 car train is no longer adequate.

[masuk]

2 hours ago, Narratio said:

I'm still bemused about "ridership". Is that a real word?

It's certainly a strange use;  maybe the author should have just stayed with "passenger numbers".

[siam2007]

16 hours ago, masuk said:

It's certainly a strange use;  maybe the author should have just stayed with "passenger numbers".

 

this is due to the three different English versions, such as BE (British English), AE (American English) and TE (THAInglish, eg. "what you name?" or "you show bed me ?")

[robblok]

20 hours ago, wirat69 said:

The photo to accompany this MRT article appears to be BTS!!!???

 

No its the purple line.. not sure why they call it MRT its elevated just like the BTS.