soiarrai Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Link 10 April, 2008 Bangkok Skytrain on track for December BANGKOK â?? 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Himmaparn Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Bangkok Skytrain on track for December So what's the estimate of the date when it actually is up & running and something we'd all trust to get us there on time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene1944 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Interesting that they say it will be ready in December but neglected to add the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Sounds wonderful and will be well patronised... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Possible, as they do have the transfer station started and the concrete support pillars appear o be mostly in place with the rails close behind. ...however...TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 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. I think that should read "Travellers of Airlines who decide to operate check in facilities at CAT" I very much doubt that all aitlines will offer check in facilities at Makkasan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 No reason to think it will not be just fine. I mean, the BTS & subway are excellent, so why not the skytrain to the airport. As far as city bag check-in goes, Hong Kong & Sillypore do that very successfully. Cheers, SD -- optimistic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 This sounds excellent! Check your bags, get your boarding pass, then kick back and cruise to the airport at 160kph. I am impressed. This will be superior to taking a limo or anything else available today. Not only will the trip be a fraction of the time, but there also won't be the need to pad so much extra time for traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 This will be great, but impractical for many unless they have different operating hours than the rest of the BTS system (06:00-00:00?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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