Slight rise in BTS fares in June
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New fares will take effect on the original network of the Skytrain from June 1. The maximum fare rise will be from Bt40 to Bt42 per trip. The original network covers a combined 23.5 kilometres.
There are two lines – one stretches from On Nut to Mo
Chit, the other from the National Stadium to Saphan Taksin, with Siam as the interchange station between the two lines.
Current fares on the original network are from Bt15 to Bt40 per trip. Service fees for extended routes will be determined by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, which is now offering free rides from Saphan Taksin to Talat Phlu.
Keeree Kanjanapas, BTS Group Holdings chairman and chief executive officer, said earlier that the fare hike, the first in eight years, was to cope with higher operating costs. Under the concession, the maximum fare can be raised up to Bt56.
