by Joachim Fischer, Phnom Penh
Check-In Counters and Luggage Loading Services for Direct Express Line Tripsvfrom 4 January 2011 onwards
The Suvarnabhumi Airport Link, a direct rail service to and from Suvarnabhumi Airport, operates daily from 06.00 – 24.00. The 28-km airport rail link connects Suvarnabhumi Airport in Samut Prakan province east of Bangkok and the Bangkok City Air Terminal (BCAT) in Makkasan district. Following the commencement of commercial operations on August 23 2010, the Suvarnabhumi Airport Link now provides check-in and luggage transfer services at the BCAT Makkasan Station. These services are available exclusively for the Suvarnabhumi Airport Express Line trips.
Passengers will be able to check in at BCAT 3-12 hours prior to their scheduled flight. The check-in service at BCAT is available for passengers on all flights. The luggage loading services, however, are only available for Thai Airways International and Bangkok Airways flights. The baggage check-in system was developed by State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and Airports of Thailand (AoT) for Makkasan Station.
The Airport Link to Suvarnabhumi Airport provides two transit options — the Express Line and the City Line. Services on both the Express Line and the City Line are operated on the same tracks at the speed of up to 160km per hour. Both lines pass through an interchange at Makkasan to access the Bangkok MRT subway network at Phetchaburi Station.
| THE EXPRESS LINE: A 15-minute Non-Stop Journey
The direct Express Line provides a 15-minute non-stop journey between the City Air Terminal Makkasan station and Suvarnabhumi Airport. The trip is priced at 150 Baht per trip. CITY LINE COMMUTER TRIPS: A 27-minute journey with 8 stops The Commuter Train will make 8 stops throughout the city, taking 27 minutes to travel the 28 kilometres (17 miles) to the airport. The City Line commuter service links with both the *Subway and **Skytrain systems in Bangkok. * Subway Link: Phetchaburi station for MRT (subway) Blue line ** Sky Train: Phayathai Station for BTS Sukhumvit line. City Line commuter trips, with set fares at Bt15-Bt45, take 30 minutes to reach the airport, departing from Phaya Thai, Ratchaprarop, Makkasan, Asoke, Ramkhamhaeng, Hua Mak, Ban Thap Chang, and Lat Krabang stations, and terminates at Suvarnabhumi. |
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