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Cyclists can ride the Skytrain for FREE on 21-22 September 2013

August 27, 2013

By Richard Barrow

Undoubtedly the most bicycle-friendly mass transit option in Bangkok these days is the BTS Skytrain. Combining this electric train and bicycle enables you to get around the city quickly or to get out to the outskirts for a cycling trip. Although it is always crowded during rush hour on normal work days, taking your bicycle on the skytrain at the weekend is more of a breeze. Just be sensible about what time of day you are using the trains and which stations that you use. For example, try and avoid BTS Siam as this is the busiest station. If you need to get onto the Silom Line then consider boarding at National Stadium which is a terminal station.

One of the best things about using the skytrain is that it doesn’t cost any money to take your bicycle on the trains. What’s even better, the kind people running the BTS will be making it free for both you and your bike on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September 2013. This is in celebration of Car Free Day which is held every year in order to raise awareness  of  energy conservation and to encourage people to travel by public transport. A number of different activities will be taking place around the city for cyclists and the BTS will be making it easier for you to take part in them.

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Joint ticket system for BTS and MRT by late 2015

BANGKOK, 27 February 2014 (NNT) - Operators of the BTS Skytrain and the underground MRT services are set to issue joint tickets from late next year.

The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning said that so far 6 consortiums have expressed interest in developing a joint pass for the Skytrain and the Subway. The groups include South Korea-based Lotte group, Indra Sistemas from Spain and Serox.

A vetting process will determine which group has tendered the most satisfactory offer. A suitable contractor is expected to be hired in May of this year. The joint ticketing system is set to be completed one year later.

Companies affiliated with the State Railway of Thailand are slated to oversee the system which will not only link up the two rail services but also extend to the Airport Link.

Plans to set up a common-ticketing system were discussed previously in 2011.

Bangkok SkyTrain-Backed Fund Raises $2.1 Billion in IPO

By Anuchit Nguyen and Joyce Koh  Apr 4, 2013 8:03 PM PT  

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A fund backed by Bangkok’s SkyTrain raised about 62.5 billion baht ($2.1 billion) in Thailand’s biggest initial public offering.

BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund sold 5.79 billion units at 10.8 baht apiece, BTS Group Holdings Pcl (BTS) said today. The units were marketed at between 10.4 baht and 10.8 baht, according to a March 15 filing. The fund will buy rights to fare revenue from the SkyTrain, an elevated network that runs through central Bangkok.

Yield-seeking investors in Southeast Asia have snapped up IPOs of assets, including real estate investment trusts, that pay high dividends and generate cash flow from properties or other infrastructure. Companies have raised at least $5.1 billion in the region over the past year from IPOs of such assets, about twice the amount raised in the prior 12 months, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

“Within high yield investment structures like REITs and funds, this IPO provides diversification,” said Alan Richardson, a Hong Kong-based fund manager who helps oversee about $110 billion for Samsung Asset Management Co. “It’s seen as a new avenue, new asset class to consider. It provides a higher yield than government bonds, and higher growth opportunities if there’s more injection of assets.”

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The fund’s distribution yield is expected to be about 5.8% in the year ending March 2014, BTS said. About 43 percent of the fund will be owned by foreign investors, while BTS will own one- third. BTS plans to use proceeds from its sale of the fare rights to extend the rail network.

The IPO surpasses a sale by Thai Oil Pcl, which raised 32.5 billion baht in October 2004, to become Thailand’s largest, data compiled by Bloomberg show. It is Southeast Asia’s largest IPO since Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd., the Malaysian palm oil producer, raised $3.3 billion last June, the data show.

The SkyTrain, consisting of 32 stations in central Bangkok with a combined track length of 32.7 kilometers (20.3 miles), carried 176 million passengers in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, according to the IPO prospectus. It posted sales of 4.3 billion baht for the period, up from 3.5 billion baht a year earlier.

November 24, 2010

Siemens to supply Germany, Thailand with railcars

Munich City Utilities (SWM) has placed an order with Siemens Mobility for 21 new C2 type underground trains worth about $247 million.

 Munich City Utilities (SWM) and Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Co. Ltd. (BTSC) have placed orders with Siemens Mobility for 21 new C2 type underground trains and 35 trailer cars, respectively.

Munich City Utilities (SWM) has placed an order with Siemens Mobility for 21 new C2 type underground trains worth about $247 million. SWM has also taken out two options on an additional 46 underground trains, totaling 276 cars, which can be exercised until 2016 and 2020, respectively. The total volume of the order, including these options, is approximately $735 million.
For Munich, Siemens will supply metro trains that are especially eco-friendly and energy-efficient. When choosing the materials for this order, the Siemens engineers were guided by environmental concerns: avoiding harmful substances, replacing the halogen lamps in the predecessor vehicle with LED lights and using materials that ensure up to 97 percent recyclability.

The car bodies are made entirely of a lightweight aluminum alloy that lowers the overall body weight and, consequently, power demand of the train. As an option, these trains can be fitted with energy storage units.
The 21 new trains are to be delivered between 2013 and 2015. The trains are being built in the Siemens plants in Vienna, Austria and in Munich, Germany.

http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2010/11/siemens-to-supply-germany-thailand-with-rail-cars.aspx

Meanwhile, Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Co. Ltd. (BTSC) placed a $56 million order with Siemens Mobility for 35 trailer cars for the Thai capital’s elevated rapid transit system, BTS Skytrain. Train service on the Sukhumvit Line is to start gradually from the end of 2012. In addition, the three-mile extension of this line is to be electrified by Siemens under the terms of an order placed by Italian-Thai Development Public Company Ltd. (ITD), Thailand’s biggest building contractor.

The newly ordered trailer cars are to be put into service successively on the Sukhumvit Line as of the end of 2012. Trains already in operation will be lengthened from three-car to four-car multiple units. This increase in capacity is necessary in order to cope with the dramatic rise in ridership. The trailer cars are to be pre-assembled at the Siemens plant in Vienna, Austria and undergo final assembly in Bangkok. The delivery of these cars is to continue into 2013.
The City of Bangkok is not only investing in the availability of existing lines but is also planning to expand its transit network. For the planned three-mile extension of the double-track Sukhumvit Line to the east, Siemens is providing the complete power supply for DC and AC operation. The electrification package includes the power supply systems for train traction and the seven connected stations. Siemens is acting as a subcontractor to ITD.

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