Commuters were thrilled to join the first Yellow Line monorail trial run on Saturday. Many had flocked to Samrong station in Samut Prakan since 9am.
Anantatorn Saijeen, 42, took his three-year-old daughter with him to see if he could rely on the Yellow Line to avoid traffic congestion in his travel to Srinakarin Road.
“I have not been to this neighbourhood for a long while because of its grave traffic congestion. Today I brought my daughter to hang out as she has never been on a skytrain before. She really likes it but complains that the route is too short,” Mr Anantatorn said.
The Yellow Line is Thailand’s first straddle-beam monorail. It connects Lat Phrao in Bangkok with Samrong in Samut Prakan. There are 23 stations along the 30.4-kilometre line but during the first two…
