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FROM THE MICK SINCLAIR ARCHIVE |
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| Bangkok's Skytrain | |
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Intended to relieve the city's notorious traffic congestion, the elevated railway known as Skytrain opened in Bangkok in early 2000. |
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| Instructions for using the system are given in English and Thai, reflecting the high numbers of foreigners making use of Skytrain. |  |
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Although Skytrain fares are low by world standards, many ordinary Thais still prefer to save money by using the city's buses for regular journeys. |
| As this difficult-to-photograph sign shows, food vendors, eating, smoking and dropping litter are among the things banned on Skytrain. |  |
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As a result, Skytrain stations and trains seem remarkably clean and well-ordered compared to Bangkok's more established public transport. |
| Skytrain operates between 6am and midnight. So far, the system has just two lines; more routes and stations are under construction. |  |
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| At the end of their journey, Skytrain users exit the station knowing they have completed in minutes a journey that may have taken hours by bus through Bangkok's heavy traffic. | |
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