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Space for 40 months, "Taksin Station" BTS arranges a shuttle bus to help passengers
January 13, 2020 - 14:40 hrs.
After having been staring for many years, finally, "BTSC-Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited" has renovated Taksin Skytrain Station (S6) by 2020, after "Big Pom - General Prawit Wongsuwan", Deputy Prime Minister As chairman of the National Environment Board, approved the Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIA) on Nov. 29.
From this step, "Surapong Laoha-Anya", the President of BTSC, said that before the meeting, there must be a meeting of 4 divisions of the Committee, Bangkok, the Ministry of Transport, BTS and the police on the type Construction and traffic management guidelines during construction which will take 40 months to prevent any impact on people and users Which this station has an average service user of 40,000 trips per day per day Expected to begin at the beginning of this year onwards.
"The train is still providing normal services But will not stop at Taksin station Which will have some passengers sitting on the boat and arriving at this station We will arrange a shuttle bus to transport passengers. For passengers who will travel to Surasak Station and Krung Thon Buri Station. When completed, the cars will run in opposite directions. It takes 2 minutes to wait for the train, instead of having to wait for 3 minutes per train. "
For details of the project, a source from Bangkok said that the renovation of the Saphan Taksin BTS station It will take approximately 40 months and the investment of 1,100 million baht. The split is to expand the area of the King Taksin Bridge. Or Sathorn Bridge Both sides north-south Width of 1.80 meters and length of 250 meters, replacing the original bridge area and maintaining the same traffic lane, the amount of 300 million baht
And the renovation of the station with a budget of 700-800 million baht, consisting of the expansion of 1 electric train track from a single track to a double track and the expansion of the station platform From one platform floor Is a platform on both sides (Side to Phra Nakhon - side to Thon Buri) width of 4.5 meters each side and 90.20 meters long, the same size as the original platform
"Will have BTS as an investor Because this part of the work will be included in the Green Line concession contract Waiting for approval from the cabinet It is expected that the station renovation will begin after the contract has been signed. Beginning with expanding the Saphan Taksin area first. Place more rails and build a new station. All will be completed by the end of 2022. "
Space for 40 months, "Taksin Station" BTS arranges a shuttle bus to help passengers
January 13, 2020 - 14:40 hrs.
After having been staring for many years, finally, "BTSC-Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited" has renovated Taksin Skytrain Station (S6) by 2020, after "Big Pom - General Prawit Wongsuwan", Deputy Prime Minister As chairman of the National Environment Board, approved the Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIA) on Nov. 29.
From this step, "Surapong Laoha-Anya", the President of BTSC, said that before the meeting, there must be a meeting of 4 divisions of the Committee, Bangkok, the Ministry of Transport, BTS and the police on the type Construction and traffic management guidelines during construction which will take 40 months to prevent any impact on people and users Which this station has an average service user of 40,000 trips per day per day Expected to begin at the beginning of this year onwards.
"The train is still providing normal services But will not stop at Taksin station Which will have some passengers sitting on the boat and arriving at this station We will arrange a shuttle bus to transport passengers. For passengers who will travel to Surasak Station and Krung Thon Buri Station. When completed, the cars will run in opposite directions. It takes 2 minutes to wait for the train, instead of having to wait for 3 minutes per train. "
For details of the project, a source from Bangkok said that the renovation of the Saphan Taksin BTS station It will take approximately 40 months and the investment of 1,100 million baht. The split is to expand the area of the King Taksin Bridge. Or Sathorn Bridge Both sides north-south Width of 1.80 meters and length of 250 meters, replacing the original bridge area and maintaining the same traffic lane, the amount of 300 million baht
And the renovation of the station with a budget of 700-800 million baht, consisting of the expansion of 1 electric train track from a single track to a double track and the expansion of the station platform From one platform floor Is a platform on both sides (Side to Phra Nakhon - side to Thon Buri) width of 4.5 meters each side and 90.20 meters long, the same size as the original platform
"Will have BTS as an investor Because this part of the work will be included in the Green Line concession contract Waiting for approval from the cabinet It is expected that the station renovation will begin after the contract has been signed. Beginning with expanding the Saphan Taksin area first. Place more rails and build a new station. All will be completed by the end of 2022. "
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