Rush to repair fire-hit MRT track and reopen service tomorrow
THE Department of Rail Transport the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) have been instructed to urgently complete repairs of a fire-hit track between MRT Tao Poon and Bang Pho stations that led to the entire system being shut down so that hopefully trains could start running again tomorrow (Sep. 21), Amarin TV […]
Read MoreGovt moving to fully relocate Bangkok port to Laem Chabang
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn confirmed the government’s goal to fully cease operations of Bangkok port in Klong Toei and shift them to Laem Chabang if this is feasible so as to allow for commercial development of the area, thereby generating far more revenue for the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) than is […]
Read MoreItalian youths apologise for row on Skytrain, deported
A GROUP of Italian youths, identified as students, who brawled with a Thai woman on Skytrain after she asked them to quieten down recorded a video clip expressing regret for the incident, admitting that money cannot buy manners, and are being immediately deported, Amarin TV said this afternoon (July 25). The Italian embassy’s Facebook […]
Read MoreMore Airport Rail Link trains will likely run this evening after technical glitch
AFTER a technical malfunction today (July 22) reduced Airport Rail Link service to just one train an hour from usual four or five an hour Deputy Transport Minister Siripong Angkasakulkiat later said additional trains are expected to be added this evening but could not confirm return to normal service as yet, PPTVHD36 said. Those […]
Read MorePanicked passengers rush out as northern train breaks down
A TRAIN heading for Chiang Mai came to a sudden halt in Lampang this afternoon (July 11) after an engine malfunctioned with the hundred fearful passengers chaotically evacuating with their luggage, Amarin TV said this evening. At approximately 4.40 p.m. passersby saw passengers of this train hastily unloading their luggage under the Kasetmek overpass […]
Read MoreForeigner dies after being hit by train in Chonburi
A FOREIGN man was hit and killed by an express train passing through Chonburi this afternoon (May 30) with the driver saying he blared the horn to warn him but was not able to stop in time while the passengers were shocked by this accident, Amarin TV said this evening (May 30). At 5 […]
Read MoreTraffic violations continue at train-bus collision site
WHILE the deadly train-bus collision at Rama 9 – Asoke-Phetchaburi intersection last Saturday (May 16) has improved traffic behaviour at this site, violations continue with 58 road users being prosecuted for obstructing traffic yesterday (May 22), Amarin TV said today. This TV station’s online news team surveyed Bangkok’s high-risk level crossings starting with this […]
Read More3 charged in train-bus collision; train driver tested positive for drugs
CHARGES are being filed against the train and bus drivers plus railway crossing attendant in the deadly train-bus collision at Rama 9 – Asoke-Phetchaburi intersection last Saturday (May 16) that killed eight people and injured around 25 others while the train driver has tested positive for drugs with methamphetamine and marijuana found in his […]
Read MoreRider badly injured after being hit by train near Makkasan station
A DELIVERY rider was severely injured upon being hit by a train on Kamphaengphet 7 road where the Chachoengsao line passes and close to Makkasan railway station at around 10.30 a.m. this morning (May 19), PPTVHD36 said. Pol. Lt. Chanach Prada, deputy traffic inspector at Makkasan police station, said the injured delivery rider had […]
Read MorePM considering route changes and tunnels after train-bus collision
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (May 17) after visiting victims of the deadly train-bus collision at Rama 9 – Asoke-Phetchaburi intersection yesterday in which eight people were killed and 35 others injured that route changes or tunnels could be considered to prevent recurrence of this sort of an accident at both this and […]
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