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Kasetsart backs light rail move

Expressway plan seen as danger to students

Published: 12 Feb 2013 at 00.44
Online news: Transport

Kasetsart University has backed the Transport Ministry's move to build a light rail system in place of an expressway in its part of town.

The red outline is the Kasetsart University campus, while yellow and blue dotted lines indicate two plans for the expressway. Instead, a light rail line now looks more likely. (Post Graphics)

The light rail system was likely to pose an an eyesore, but it was "more acceptable" than the expressway, rector Wuttichai Kapilakarn said.

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dao
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Discussion 3 : 12 Feb 2013 at 09.333
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We need a complete system for Bangkok preferably underground because it takes up less space .We need a complete reliable train system for the country .Ours is out of date too small and the gauge is too small .Not high speed either .Just reliable
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Discussion 2 : 12 Feb 2013 at 09.282
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How refreshing - a Government Minister who listens. Good on you Chadchat Sittipunt.
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Discussion 1 : 12 Feb 2013 at 02.361
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Expressway is for cars, therefore it serve no useful purpose for an already jam-packed Bangkok. Mass transit, light rail or heavy rail, on the other hand, is the only answer to get Bangkok moving, especially now which is already decades late.
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