The government will introduce a common ticketing system for several modes of public transport in Bangkok in March, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has said.
The scheme is also known as Automated Fare Collection.
He said the Joint Ticketing System Policy Committee has informed him that the development of the new system is back on track, after being delayed for months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The system is a co-development of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand and Krungthai Bank. It will involve a card based on the Europay, Mastercard and Visa (EMV) standard.
The aim is to help commuters with seamless and cashless payments, he said.
The card will be initially used for paying fares on the Chalong Ratchadham Line (MRT Purple Line), Chaloem Ratchamongkhon (MRT Blue Line), and the Red Line urban rail service…
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