Last night [ June 17th] I watched an interview about Bangkok Sky Train[BTS] Policy on TV.
It was the debate between 2 parties who were running for the election. The first party offered the one fare [20 baht] project for the whole routes which could cover all the paying sum and the grasses root people could afford to use the sky train, but the other party said that one fare was not worked out because we had to cover all the expense since building the projects, maintenance and adminstration. The price shoud be a small increasing rates up to the distances.
From my experience, I have never known if there is any country use one fare for the sky train or other city trains except with the very short route such as mono rail. On the other hand, I learnt that there were one day, three days, 5 days or a week tickets which are the compliment to the customers. If we bought a one day ticket, we can take the city train including city bus or ferry boat as the links to and from anywhere and anytime in the whole day. As the same, the 3 days to one week ticket are used in the whole length of days which are limited.
I would accept the idea of not fixing price for the fare. Anything if we can not do in the future should not have set as the policy. Otherwise, it is a lying promise to the people. When they are elected [they are elected because they are lying] and get to the government seats, they have to find the reasons to get away from what they have said before. Remember, not all people in Bangkok take the train, there are various transportation in service up to the situation. If one have time and want to save money he can take a bus. Some take taxis, or a walk if the distant is near. Therefore one fixed fare for the sky train is not necessary. On the contrary, please make to whole route fares as cheapest as the project can do, and the rate for the small children and senior citizens
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