IN BRIEF
Mass Transit
New Smart Pass trial for Skytrain system
Bangkok Mass Transit System, operator of the Skytrain, will launch a trial run of 50,000 new Smart Passes: a 30-day adult card for Bt20 per trip and a 30-day student card for Bt20 per trip. Anat Arbhabhirama, adviser to the board of directors, yesterday said the 50,000 trial-run pass-holders would receive the following privileges: no issuing fee for the initial card purchase (usual charge: Bt30) and special purchase prices, such as 30 trips for Bt540 (usually Bt600) and 20 trips for Bt400 (usually Bt440). The trial Smart Passes may be purchased at Phya Thai station from 9am to 9pm from November 5-30, or until they are sold out. The trial run starts on December 1.
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