Buses in Bangkok
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I went for a holiday to Bangkok and just got back a few hours ago while I was typing this. It was a revelation indeed. I've never expected Bangkok to have such a wonderful array of buses. At first glance, you'd be forgiven for thinking there are a few bus operators in the city. Although there are a number of liveries, the public buses are all controlled by the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA). The BMTA, operating under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport & Communications, is charged for providing bus services in Bangkok and the nearby provinces. Different colour buses denote different type of service and charge different fares. They are as follows:-
1. Regular bus (4 baht): Cream-Red
2. Regular bus (5 baht): White-Blue
3. Expressway bus (5.5 baht): Cream-Red
4. All-night bus (5 baht): Cream-Red; from 2300-0500 hrs
5. Aircon bus (8-16 baht; distance related): Cream-Blue
6. Bendy bus (10 baht): White
7. Euro-2 bus (10-20 baht; distance related): Yellow-Orange
8. Microbus (3.50 baht; plying main road): green
9. Microbus (3 baht; plying lanes): purple
The bus models for:-
1. Mitsubishi Fuso & Hino AK
2. Hino
3. Same as 1
4. Same as 1
5. MB O404 (I think), Hino AK, RK
6. So, Singapore is not the only ASEAN country with Bendies. I never expect to see Bendies in Bangkok. Buses are MB O405G but I there is another unknown model.
7. The cream of the crop. New, bright and clean. Looks like Hispano buses and colour is like CSS. Several models viz:- Hino RU1J, Daewoo BH115, MB O404 and Isuzu.
8 & 9. Reminds me of the old CSS minibus or KL's Bas Mini. Not as pleasing as its bigger counterparts.
Don't ask me about routes. Destos are in Thai. -
Any photos Suhirman?
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Of course. Lotsa photos. But have to wait a while as I use film camera.Originally posted by carbikebus:Any photos Suhirman? -
Actually Jakarta has Bendies too. I've seen many of them in 1993 - way before TIBS had one.Originally posted by The_Bus_Guide:6. So, Singapore is not the only ASEAN country with Bendies. I never expect to see Bendies in Bangkok. Buses are MB O405G but I there is another unknown model. -
wow, Bus forum has gone international liao
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Bangkok buses are certainly interesting. There are so many buses of so many varieties. It's quite an experience to figure out which number/colour bus to take, especially when most of the destinations are written in Thai.
Check out this page of photos from the sixties:
http://www.2bangkok.com/dailybus.shtml
Bus 38 is my favourite. Here's a modern day pic of a bus 38:
http://www.sabaisabai.org/photos/bangkok/37.jpg -
I was at Bangkok few months ago, didn't get a chance to ride on one as I was recommanded not to, took the siemens train around the town area. The siemen train is so quiet unlike our SMRT's Siemen train.
As for Jakarta, the buses are quite old and dirty and you see most of the time the buses are overcrowded. I heard that the old buses (not sure which type) from Singapore goes to Jakarta but I saw none of the old SBST buses there. Anyone knows about this ? -
Originally posted by Airbus330Captain:
The Jakarta bus operators got their buses brand-new from manufacturers, most of them that is. Although a handful of SBS' Metsec-bodied Atlanteans did go to Jakarta.
As for Jakarta, the buses are quite old and dirty and you see most of the time the buses are overcrowded. I heard that the old buses (not sure which type) from Singapore goes to Jakarta but I saw none of the old SBST buses there. Anyone knows about this ? [/b]
