Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link to open Aug 12, 2009
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The Airport Link from the Phaya Thai and Makkasan areas of downtown Bangkok to Suvarnabhumi airport is set to open for passengers on Aug 12, the birthday of Her Majesty the Queen, according to Transport Minister Sopon Zarum.
He conceded some facilities, including the baggage carousel system, would not be ready on the opening day, but he said he needed to speed up its launch.
The luggage-loading service at Makkasan station would not be operational, so there might be some inconvenience for passengers with heavy bags.
The construction of the 28-km route (see map) is 96 per cent complete. There have been delays to work at some stations and route sections due to hold-ups in land acquisitions, said SRT deputy governor Prasert Attanan.
The SRT plans to collect a fare of 150 baht from passengers taking non-stop trains while those travelling on trains that stop at every station will pay between 15 and 45 baht.
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