Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Suriya Juangroongruangkit said that the new government would continue the policy to cap the fare of all electric train lines in Bangkok and its perimeter at 20 baht.

Mr. Suriya said that the policy aims to help reduce the cost of living for the public. With the appropriate flat fare, all groups of people will have an equal opportunity to travel by electric train and have access to mass rapid transit services.

He explained that the policy began in October 2023, when the Ministry of Transport introduced a pilot project to set the flat rate at 20 baht on two lines. One is the Red Line commuter trains on the Bang Sue-Rangsit and Bang Sue-Taling Chan sections. The second one is the MRT Purple Line on the Tao Pun-Bang Yai section. 

Both lines have received a positive response from the people, and they have also seen a rise in the number of passengers, by 26 percent. The Government is confident that the number of passengers will continue to increase.

Mr. Suriya said that a working team had been formed to accelerate various measures to make the fare cap possible on all routes at 20 baht by September 2025. In this regard, the Government must push for a draft bill on rail transport and another draft bill on the joint-ticketing system management, so that the laws will become effective before September 2025.

He said that the Government also aims to push forward the development of Thailand as the transport hub in this region. Among the projects toward this aim are to propel Suvarnabhumi Airport into the top 20 global airports by 2029 and to modernize all airports in Thailand to accommodate the growing tourism industry.