The Transport Ministry aims to add 67 new bus routes in Bangkok as part of its reform plan for public bus services in the capital. The move would help ensure bus service coverage for a larger area, said Deputy Transport Minister Pichit Akrathit. The reform plan encompasses work to re-organise bus routes, set up a body to regulate bus services in Bangkok and surrounding provinces, help develop service potential among bus operators, ensure effective oversight and deal with bus infrastructure management. Other bus operators would be sought to boost competition, which would be beneficial to passengers, he said. The DLT will have to set up a new bus management division, which will allocate bus routes and consider issuing licences for bus operators, he said.

Source: Bangkok Post January 18, 2017 21:04 UTC