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SRT given 1 week to avert station losses

SRT given 1 week to avert station losses

Minister rejects plan for Bang Sue rentals

A train is seen here on a trial run along a 15-kilometre section of the Red Line between Bang Sue and Rangsit. Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob, who inspected the stations along the line on Wednesday, said the route is expected to open in November. Chanat Katanyu

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob is calling on the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to come up with a plan to generate at least 400 million baht a year from its management of the commercial space at Bang Sue grand station.

The figure relates to the station’s 298,200-square-metre commercial space and the minister wants it raised each year until until 2024 when a bid will be held to find a private operator…

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