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The MRT Yellow Line, running from Lat Phrao to Samrong in Samut Prakan, is about 74 per cent ready and the builder, BTS Group Holdings, plans to gradually open the line for trials this year.

Motorists got their first chance to try out contactless payment for Bangkok expressways on Friday, as the operator launched a trial at tollbooths.

The share price of BTS Group Holdings and Bangkok Expressway and Metro (BEM) dropped sharply on Monday due to uncertainty over the suspension of train services in response to pro-democracy protests.

Four companies have expressed interest in bidding to build and operate the Bt140-billion Orange Line extension linking the Thailand Cultural Centre with Bang Khun Non.

In a bid to ease people’s burden, the Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Co Ltd (BEM) will keep fares on the MRT Blue Line unchanged until December 31, waive tollway fees on public holidays and continue giving away cloth masks.

BTS Group Holdings (BTS) has written to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) to state that the BSR Joint Venture is ready to invest in the construction of the 2.6-kilometre Ratchada-Lat Phrao extension to the elevated Yellow Line.

The operator of Bangkok’s Blue and Purple MRT lines has handed out over 100,000 face masks along with daily necessities, to relieve the impact of Covid-19 and ensure safety on its services.

The Bangkok Express and Metro Public Co Ltd (BEM) said it expects its revenue for 2020 to drop by 15 per cent year on year because people have had to stop travelling due to the Covid-19 outbreak. 

Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc (BEM) has said the company is planning to bid for two Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) projects worth over Bt220 billion.

Bangkok residents and visitors can sample travel on the Blue Line railway extension, without changing the train at Tao Poon station, from Sunday (March 1) onward.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Thursday (February 27) he’d been informed that Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) had already dropped all 17 legal complaints against the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT).

The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) and Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) on Thursday  (February 20) signed the  amended contracts for two  BEM expressways, which extended the company's concession terms, said EXAT chairman Surong Bulakul.