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Bangkok Skytrain on track for December
Thursday, 10 Apr, 2008
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BANGKOK – The long-awaited Bangkok Skytrain to the airport will be functional by December, according to sources in the city.
Travellers will have the option of checking in their luggage at the soon-to-be-opened City Air Terminal (CAT) in the Makkasan area before boarding the rapid train to Suvarnabhumi Airport with their carry-on bags.
The CAT, 270 metres by 70 metres, has three floors where passengers can board a train as well as check in, receive a boarding pass and leave their luggage.
A source says the Makkasan Station is expected to be completed by October this year.
The tracks will allow trains to reach speeds of up to 160kph. Express journeys will take 15 minutes and commuter trips 27 minutes.
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