MRTA offers to take over Green Line
Govt must first compensate BTSC
The Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) is ready to take over the management of the BTS skytrain Green Line’s extension from City Hall if the government agrees to compensate the private company contracted to operate the line for its work.
MRTA governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas said a cabinet resolution previously transferred the ownership of the extension from the MRTA to City Hall.
The Green Line extension covers routes from Bearing to Kheha stations and from Mo Chit to Khu Khot stations.
“If the government has a policy for the MRTA to take back the Green Line from City Hall, the MRTA is ready to comply,” Mr Pakapong said.
However, the government must shoulder City Hall’s debt to the operator, the Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), which…
