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Rail fares slashed to boost patronage

Passes valid for 30 days with a fare discount on the Blue and Purple electric train lines will be sold in March. (Bangkok Post photo)

Passes valid for 30 days with a fare discount on the Blue and Purple electric train lines will be sold in March, the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) said.

MRTA governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas said on Wednesday the Blue Line Pass and the Multi-Line Pass were approved at an MRTA board meeting. They will go on sale from March 1.

The Blue Line Pass carries different prices according to the number of trips: 450 baht for 15 trips, 700 baht for 25 trips, 1,040 baht for 40 trips and 1,250 baht for 50 trips.

The Multi-Line Pass, which is good for travelling interchangeably between the Blue and Purple Lines, costs 810 baht for 15 trips, 1,300 baht for 25 trips, 2,000…

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