Bangkok Airport Rail Link Suffers Second Day Of Delays
BANGKOK, Thailand – Commuters on the Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link faced delays for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, as trains operated on a reduced schedule and the operator again provided no clear explanation for the disruption. The service ran every 15 minutes instead of the usual nine-minute frequency, forcing the operator to deploy replacement buses to transport passengers between the city centre and key destinations, including the airport itself.
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The revised schedule was posted on the Airport Rail Link’s Facebook page at approximately 11pm on Monday, less than seven hours before the first train departed at 5.30am. No reason was given for Tuesday’s reduced service, marking a departure from the previous day when the operator attributed the disruption to an ongoing service upgrade.
The operator issued an apology for the inconvenience and recommended that all passengers allow extra time for their journeys, but frustrated commuters took to social media to demand clearer communication. One Facebook user questioned why the operator could not clarify whether the reduced schedule would persist until the end of the month, describing the day-by-day announcements as confusing.
Trains on the Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi airport service suffered delays for the second day running on Tuesday, forcing the operator to bus commuters between the city centre and two destinations, including the airport.
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Trains between Phaya Thai station and Suvarnabhumi Airport operate from 5.30am to midnight. To mitigate the impact, extra regular trains operated by the State Railway of Thailand were put into service on the ground track beside the elevated Airport Link during peak hours, from 6am to 10am and again from 6pm to 9.30pm. Additional city buses were also arranged to run between Suvarnabhumi and Makkasan stations every 30 minutes from 5.30pm to 10.30pm, with a similar service operating between Hua Mak and Makkasan during the same evening window.
The Airport Rail Link is owned by SRT Electrified Train Company, a subsidiary of the SRT, but is currently operated by Asia Era One, a consortium led by Charoen Pokphand Group, until the end of this month. Responsibility for the service disruption remains unclear as the transition period approaches, with the SRT having announced that it will take over operations from October. The timing of the delays, just weeks before the handover, has raised questions about the state of the service and the readiness of the infrastructure.
Suvarnabhumi airport rail link shut down for 2½ hours
Passengers have been left to navigate the uncertainty as the operator continues to adjust schedules without providing a clear timeline for a return to normal service, adding to frustrations for travellers relying on the vital link to the capital’s main international gateway.
-Thailand News (TN)
