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Krungthep Thanakhom ponders government intervention

BMA Government Intervention KT Green Line Bangkok BTSC
Commuters on the BTS Green Line board the skytrain at Khu Khot BTS station in Bangkok. (File photo: Apichit Jinakul)

The board of Krungthep Thanakhom (KT), the business arm of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), is considering two options involving government intervention to help solve issues surrounding two Green Line extensions.

Currently, services along the two extensions -- Mo Chit–Saphan Mai–Khu Khot and Bearing-Samut Prakan-Kheha -- are free of charge, causing income issues. The BMA has incurred debts of about 12 billion baht with the Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) since it was hired to operate Green Line train services in April 2017.

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