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Mr. Samart Rachapolsit, Deputy Leader of the Democratic Party and former Lieutenant Governor BMA issued a warning to shut down BTS SkyTrain between October 15-19, 22.71 million baht lost revenue for 757,000 missing passengers, indicating that the problem is not the money to be paid privately, but the answer. To clarify the reason for the closure.
Today (October 20, 2020) Facebook Page Dr. Samart Ratchapolsitte of Samart Rachapolsit, Deputy Leader of the Democratic Party AND Former Lieutenant Governor BMA has posted a message about the train closure during the rally that the train closed! How much is the “loss of income”? If you want to know that during the order to turn off the train, the passenger train goes down a lot? And how much the fee income has decreased You can find answers in this article.
After the Youth Liberation Group organized a rally at the Ratchaprasong crossing on the night of October 15, the past It seemed that there were many people who gathered very close together. Since you can get in and out of the Ratchaprasong intersection quickly and comfortably by train Make appointments at places along the train route That is why it is the wish of Liberated Youth
For this reason, an appointment was made to meet at the Ratchaprasong Intersection again on October 16. But the police blocked the area before the appointment time. Liberating Youth Groups You need to change your appointment location to Pathumwan intersection which is a place that you can get in and out of easily and quickly by train. Resulting in a large number of participants
Read more news, “BTS” is not accepted and is sent to Chidlom and Ratchadamri stations.
For this reason, the commissioner of the Royal Thai Police, as the chief responsible for solving the serious emergency situation, ordered the closure of the electric train. Stating that in order to protect people’s safety, some train stations have been closed at certain times as soon as the Youth Liberation Group meeting place was announced through the page with interesting messages such as
“Today, at 3:00 p.m., we would like everyone to get ready at each train station”
3:00 PM Be prepared at all BTS stations near you. Where are you going today? “
“About this afternoon today Where should we take the train? Where do you want to go today?”
I have received information that the train stop has changed the number of passengers compared to the same day of the previous week in round numbers as follows.
1. Friday October 16 BTS Skytrain, Ratchadamri Station, Chidlom Station, Siam Station and National Stadium Station AND Ratchathewi Station was ordered AND ordered the closure of MRT Sam Yan Station Causing the number of passengers to change from the following way
- Approximately 50,000 passengers on the BTS skytrain decreased.
- Approximately 8,000 MRT passengers increased, the increase was due to the fact that passengers switched to the MRT instead of the BTS which had been closed at various stations. While the MRT was closed only one station.
2. Saturday Oct 17th. All BTS and MRT stations were closed orders. Causing the number of passengers to change as follows
- Approximately 250,000 people were cut down by BTS.
- Approximately 150,000 passengers on the MRT decreased.
3. Sunday October 18 There was an order to close Phaholyothin 24 BTS station, five stations, Lad Phrao intersection, Mo Chit station, Ari station, Sanampao station. Victory Monument Station Phaya Thai Station Ratchathewi Station Asoke Station Udom Suk Station Bangna Station Chong Nonsi Station Surasak Station Krung Thonburi Station AND Wongwian Yai Station And ordered to close MRT, Hua Lamphong Station, Lumpini Station, Sukhumvit Station Phahon Yothin Station And Chatuchak station Causing the number of passengers to change as follows
- Approximately 150,000 passengers on the BTS skytrain decreased.
- The number of MRT passengers decreased by 80,000.
4. Monday, Oct. 19. The BTS SkyTrain station, Royal Forest Department Station, was ordered closed. Kasetsart University Station AND Senanikom Station As a result, approximately 85,000 BTS passengers were reduced. There was no MRT closure.
Passengers were found to decrease during the closure of some stations. And sometime between October 16 and 19, the last 757,000 people estimated that the average fee was 30 baht per person, so the fee income decreased by about 22.71 million baht.
For the amount of 22.71 million baht, it is not a burden for the state to have to compensate the private sector that received the concession. But it is the responsibility of the state to clarify why the state Therefore ordered to close the train until it made him suffer Losing more money and time Because even though the state has ordered the closing of the train But there were still many participants in the assembly.
Therefore, should the government review whether ordering the shutdown of the electric train is an adequate solution or not?
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