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There will be no cost to try out the MRT Pink Line! The entire year
27 November 2023 (Bangkok, Thailand)
A free trial of "MRT Pink Line" will be available! It is a gift to the people all year long.
Beginning to gather tickets on January 3, 2024, forward.
Negotiations between the concessionaire, Northern Bangkok Monorail Company Limited (NBM), and the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) are being handled by Mr Suraphong Piyachote, Deputy Minister of Transport,
who has been allocated by the Ministry of Transport.
The concessionaire, NBM, and the MRT Pink Line Project, Khae Rai - Min Buri portion, have achieved an agreement that will allow customers to continue using the MRT Pink Line service along the entire line, which has 30 stations and parking spaces.
Source
https://www.mrta.co.th/th/news-release/15021
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