First additional Skytrain cars are here
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The first batch of additional carriages for the Skytrain system reached Thai soil Tuesday, raising rush-hour commuters' hopes that they will be able to board the first train that reaches their station and not have to wait due to overcrowding.
During the morning rush hour, the Skytrain is sometimes so crowded that passengers face long queues and must wait for several trains to come and go before finally squeezing on.
“Now, each train has three cars. But we are going to increase the number of cars to four. This means each train will be able to accommodate up to 1,490 people, instead of just 1,106,” Surapong Laohaunya said Tuesday as the executive director of the BTSC, which operates the Skytrain system.
Four cars, manufactured by Siemens, reached Thailand’s Laem Chabang port yesterday. A total of 31 more Skytrain cars will be sent to BTSC by early 2013 under a Bt2.1billion purchase contract.
The Nation
