Bangkok’s City Hall will introduce electric boats to replace petrol-powered vessels on Padung Krungkasem canal on Friday.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced Friday as the day to relaunch the boat operation on Phadung Krungkasem canal between Thewes and Hua Lamphong piers.
The service started in 2016 with gas-propelled boats. This time around, it will use electric-powered vessels that can carry up to 30 passengers.
City Hall spokesman Pongsakorn Kwanmuang posted a Facebook message saying it will give passengers free rides for the first six months.
The boat will leave every 15 minutes from 6am to 7pm on weekdays and 8am to 7pm on weekends.
The service is part of the…
