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Bangkok’s Sky Train

Bangkok’s Sky Train. A solution to their traffic problem. Traffic in Bangkok. In 1999, Bangkok opened its Skytrain Transit System which runs east to west and north to south through the city.

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Bangkok’s Sky Train

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  1. Bangkok’s Sky Train A solution to their traffic problem

  2. Traffic in Bangkok • In 1999, Bangkok opened its Skytrain Transit System which runs east to west and north to south through the city.

  3. The system is spotlessly clean, fast, efficient, and relatively cheap. Previously a trip between two busy commercial centers of Silom and Suriwongse would have taken at least an hour by taxi. 

  4. Route Map

  5. This system allows people to make their way across town in five to 10 minutes in air-conditioning for less than a 70p as opposed to being stuck in Bangkok's downtown traffic in a taxi for 30-45 minutes at a cost of about £3.

  6. Stations have a range of kiosk shops with products ranging from coffee to mobile phones. Computerised ticketing save busy travelers time – if they have the right change! There are still attendants there.

  7. Views from the train offer an interesting contrast from that of the street level; from the train you can actually get the impression that Bangkok is a vertical city not far detached from the media projections of New York

  8. The Skytrain does have its problems. Locals complain that it doesn't serve the population at large because it doesn't go far enough into the suburbs. The system is not perfect and the long flights of steps up to the stations has been cited as the main reason why elderly and disabled would-be patrons are still taking the bus. However the situation has recently improved as escalators have been installed. However overall, it has produced a great reduction in traffic and pollution since the early 1990s.

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