PHUKET: A mini-van service between Phuket City and Patong began running today to enthusiastic reaction from pioneer passengers.
The service, which costs 50 baht, is designed more for commuting workers than tourists and caters to students with half-price fares.
Vehicles leave every hour on the hour but will become a 30-minute service if demand is there, as seems likely.
The Phuket City terminal is the old bus station off Phang Nga Road, while Patong passengers can board at Loma Park.
From Phuket City, services run between 7am-6pm with services from Patong between 6am-5pm.
Six mini-vans are being used in the service. Passengers can board in Samkong and travel to Old Phuket Town for 30 baht. Select stops are designed to make the service speedier and more efficient than by traditional songtaews.
Phuketwan advocates the banning of all large buses and the making of Phuket as a mini-van only island. Large buses slow traffic and can be impossible to pass on narrow roads.
They are also among the most dangerous vehicles.
The director of Phuket's Land Transport office, Teerayuth Prasertpon, welcomed the new service today and agreed that Phuket traffic would flow more efficiently if the maximum size was limited to vehicles designed to carry no more than 20 passengers.
The service, which costs 50 baht, is designed more for commuting workers than tourists and caters to students with half-price fares.
Vehicles leave every hour on the hour but will become a 30-minute service if demand is there, as seems likely.
The Phuket City terminal is the old bus station off Phang Nga Road, while Patong passengers can board at Loma Park.
From Phuket City, services run between 7am-6pm with services from Patong between 6am-5pm.
Six mini-vans are being used in the service. Passengers can board in Samkong and travel to Old Phuket Town for 30 baht. Select stops are designed to make the service speedier and more efficient than by traditional songtaews.
Phuketwan advocates the banning of all large buses and the making of Phuket as a mini-van only island. Large buses slow traffic and can be impossible to pass on narrow roads.
They are also among the most dangerous vehicles.
The director of Phuket's Land Transport office, Teerayuth Prasertpon, welcomed the new service today and agreed that Phuket traffic would flow more efficiently if the maximum size was limited to vehicles designed to carry no more than 20 passengers.
Now I can see some light in the tunnel. This will show that the traffic between West Coast and East side of Phuket, will be safer for everyone. If this commuters also can respect the speed limit, Christmas can come.
The next to be solved is the problem with big cement-trucks and 18 wheelers.
Posted by Retired Roadworker on September 22, 2015 13:55
Editor Comment:
There should be no problem enforcing the limits on large trucks, RR.