Some said they did not realise free rides ended and they did not bring along their welfare cards to buy tickets. (Photos by Worrapon Phayakum)At Nakhon Ratchasima train station, Amnuay Chimpae, the station master, said few passengers brought their cards with them. The company, Chothavee Plc, won an auction in June, which granted it rights to install e-ticket reading systems in 2,600 BMTA buses. Passengers travel on a Bangkok Mass Transit Authority bus equipped with a card reader, which can scan state-sponsored welfare cards for low-income earners. The tickets were also used in case the smartphones -- which use their back cameras to scan the welfare cards -- malfunctioned.

Source: Bangkok Post November 01, 2017 21:56 UTC