Suriya” instructs SRT to open a special price rail fruit transport service to support and reduce costs for farmers in the 3 southern border provinces.
Mr. Suriya Juangroongruangkit, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, revealed that during the season in the 3 southern border provinces, namely Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, there are a lot of agricultural products, such as rambutan, mangosteen, durian and longkong. Therefore, he has assigned the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to carry out a project to support farmers by providing a fruit transport service by train at a special price from Su-ngai Padi Station to Bangkok to help distribute products to the market and help reduce the burden of expenses and transportation costs for farmers effectively.
Mr. Wirit Amrapal, Governor of the SRT, said that in the situation where energy prices and logistics transportation costs remain high, the SRT has been assigned to implement a project to reduce the cost of living for fruit farmers in the three southern
border provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat by providing a service to transport only longan, mangosteen, durian and longkong with the special train number 986 from Su-ngai Kolok to Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) at a special price of only 2 baht per kilogram, with a minimum service fee starting at only 20 baht to help reduce transportation costs for farmers and distribute produce to the market and reach consumers quickly, with the starting stations from Su-ngai Kolok Station to Pattani Station. (Su-ngai Kolok Station, Su-ngai Padi, Bukit, Cho Airong, Tanyong Mas, Maruebo, Rueso, Raman, Yala, Khlong Sai, Pattani) and there are 6 terminal stations: Nakhon Pathom Station, Salaya Station, Bang Bamru, Bang Sue Junction, Samsen, and Bangkok (Hua Lamphong). The opening of such services is to facilitate transportation for fruit farmers to have cheaper transportation costs, which will be able to reduce the cost of selling products for consumers to buy products at reduced prices as well. Starting from today until November
30, 2024
The SRT is ready to move forward to increase its potential in linking agricultural product transport from the production source to consumers and the central market network directly to support the continuous increase in transport from the launch of the dual-track railway project. It also helps increase efficiency and reduce transport costs for the public and farmers, which is considered an enhancement of the grassroots economy to be strong. Those interested in using the agricultural product transport service by special train can inquire for more information at the customer service center, telephone 1690, 24 hours a day.
Source: Thai News Agency
