Thai PM tells SRT to make mass-transit rail more affordable

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) on 14 December to make fares on new mass-transit rail lines affordable for the poor.

Presiding over the start the test runs for the for the Purple Line between Bang Yai and Tao Poon, Gen Prayut said the current fares of 14-42 baht were too high for Bangkok’s low-income residents, so the SRT devise measures to allow them to be able to use the electric-rail system.

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