Number of train passengers halved since fresh outbreak
The volume of rail passengers has almost halved since the fresh outbreak of Covid-19, the Department of Rail Transport (DRT) said on Wednesday.
On Tuesday (December 29), 703,489 passengers rode trains nationwide and in Bangkok, compared to 1,287,763 passengers on December 18 just before the outbreak emerged in Samut Sakhon.
DRT deputy director-general Pichet Kunathamaraks said rail transport operators had been instructed to impose measures to prevent the virus from spreading, such as cleaning trains and stations regularly.
"Meanwhile, the DRT asks passengers to wear face masks, refrain from talking and use hand sanitising gels," he said.
