Bangkok Post
Automatic train braking planned for Bangkok's lethal level crossing
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The Transport Ministry plans to install an automatic train braking system at Bangkok’s most lethal level crossing within six months, and expand the system to the capital's other railway crossings within two years.
Key facts
- The Transport Ministry plans to install an automatic train braking system at Bangkok’s most lethal level crossing within six months, and expand the system to the capital's other railway crossings within two years.
- Deputy permanent secretary Jirapong Theppitak said an automatic train protection (ATP) system would be installed at the Makkasan level crossing on Asok-Din Daeng Road to prevent a recurrence of the deadly train-bus collision there in May.
- The ATP project at Makkasan crossing is among the immediate changes to be executed in six months to prevent a recurrence of the horrific May 16 train-bus collision that killed eight bus passengers and injured about 30 other people.
- In the May 16 collision, a passenger bus stopped on the tracks at Makkasan crossing, halted by traffic congestion, while the freight train driver was found to have used methamphetamine and cannabis.
Summary
Deputy permanent secretary Jirapong Theppitak said an automatic train protection (ATP) system would be installed at the Makkasan level crossing on Asok-Din Daeng Road to prevent a recurrence of the deadly train-bus collision there in May.
According to Mr Jirapong, the ATP would automatically stop approaching trains if the crossing traffic barriers were not fully deployed. It could also connect to nearby traffic lights, to help ensure the road over the crossing is clear for an approaching train.