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Prayut tries out Bangkok’s new monorail

Caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, third from right, takes a trip on Bangkok’s new Yellow Line monorail on Monday morning. (Photo: Wassana Nanuam)

Caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha took a test ride on Bangkok’s new Yellow Line monorail route on Monday morning, and found it “comfortable”.

He and his delegation departed from the new Yellow Line railway depot on Srinagarindra Road on a 45-minute  journey along the line’s full length to Lat Phrao.

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority started test runs of the new monorail system on June 3. Commuters have been using it free of charge.

Asked how it went, Gen Prayut replied, “During the ride, I felt it comfortable. It is a new (transport) choice for people along the…

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