The BTS Skytrain is not running at the new Bang Wa station this morning nor at any other station as problems with a control system has halted service temporarily PRONPROM SATRABHAYA
By Terry Fredrickson
A control system problem has temporarily knocked Bangkok's crowded BTS system out of operation.
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BTS halts service, leaving commuters stranded
Twitter announcement from BTS on the temporary suspension of service.
Currently both lines of Bangkok's BTS system are not in operation and passengers are being told to find alternative means of getting to their destinations The problem, it appears in the control system. The company has apologised for the inconvenience and says and says urgent repairs are underway The company is using all possible communication channels to notify customers of the problem, it said on its website.
As you would expect, there are already reports of heavy traffic on the roads and there are (false) rumours going around that the shutdown was caused by protesters trying to cause gridlock Well-known Bangkok blogger Richard Barrow reported, however, that an BTS executive said the problem was caused by a radio transmitter failure in the signalling system. Barrow reports that the company is hoping for a noon reopening.
A BTS official has just told Thai PBS TV (9am) that the problem actually began at 3am this morning, during the testing of a new system. He said both BTS and foreign technical staff are working on the problem, but he could not say with certainty when the system would be up and running again. He hoped it would be this morning.
Bangkok's subway system is still operating.
Vocabulary
alternative: another choice - ทางเลือก, ตัวเลือก
apologise: to say you are sorry for doing something wrong or for causing a problem - ขอโทษ
appear: to seem - ดูเหมือนจะ, ดูเหมือนว่า
certainty: a thing that is certain or sure - สิ่งที่แน่นอน, ความแน่นอน
channel: a way of communicating with people or getting something done - ช่องทาง
currently: at this time; now - ในปัจจุบัน
destination: the place where someone or something is going - จุดหมายปลายทาง
executive: a senior manager in a business or other organisation - ผู้บริหาร
gridlock: a situation in which it is impossible to make progress - ติดขัด, แออัด, รถติด
in operation: currently operating or working to do some job - ปฏิบัติ, ปฏิบัติงาน, ปฏิบัติการ, ทำงาน
inconvenienced: caused to have difficulties - ได้รับความไม่สะดวก
means: methods; ways - วิธี, วิธีการ
repair: to fix something that is broken or damaged - ซ่อมบำรุง
rumour: a piece of information, or a story, that people talk about, but that may not be true - ข่าวลือ
stranded: left somewhere with no way of going anywhere else - ปล่อยเกาะ ถูกทิ้งไว้
temporarily: for a limited period of time - ชั่วคราว
transmitter: a piece of equipment used for sending electronic signals, especially radio or television signals - เครื่องส่ง
underway: happening - กำลังเกิดขึ้น
urgent: of something you need to deal with immediately - เร่งด่วน
