[sustran] Joint skytrain-subway ticket in six months

[Sunny]

(BangkokPost.com) – Commuters in Bangkok could soon be using a dual
skytrain-subway ticket within the next six months, according to
Transport Minister Theera Haocharoen.

Representatives of the BTS skytrain, the Bangkok Mass Transit System
and subway operator, Bangkok Metro Co Ltd (BMCL) signed a memorandum
of understanding on the new project with Transport Ministry officials
and other related authorities as witnesses.

Both parties will set up a company to oversee the smooth operation of
the new ticketing system. Adm Theera expressed confidence that the
"one ticket system" will be up-and-running within the next 6 months.

"We are hoping to extend this project so that the ticket may also be
used on airport train links, with buses operated by the Bangkok Mass
Transit Authority (BMTA) and the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)."

Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=123828

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