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The new bidding terms for a 35.9-kilometre section of the Orange Line rail project are unlawful and against a Cabinet resolution, Skytrain operator Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC) said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC), the operator of Skytrain, on Wednesday opted out of the new bidding for a 30-kilometre section of the Orange Line railway project, alleging that the bidding terms were designed to help a particular bidder.

Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC) said it is on track to bid for the Orange Line train project again, but only if conditions are “lawful and just”.

The Central Administrative Court ruled on Thursday that last year’s decision by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) to cancel the bidding for the Orange Line project was unlawful. The MRTA has 30 days to appeal the verdict.

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt on Wednesday promised to hold talks with the city's Skytrain operator to revive monthly discounted tickets for adults and students.

The Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC) said on Tuesday that it needs one month to update its fare-calculation software and make other arrangements before it can start collecting fares on the Green Line extension.

New Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sitthiphan said on Wednesday that he planned to discuss with Krungthep Thanakom – a company wholly owned by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) – the possibility of amending the concession contract with Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC) to resolve the debt issue in which the BMA owes BTSC money for Green Line operations.

The Transport Ministry has summoned Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) permanent secretary Khajit Chatchawanich for a meeting at the Traffic and Transport Department on March 31 to discuss the BTS Green Line train dispute with operator Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC), a news source revealed on Tuesday.

The Central Administrative Court on Wednesday rejected the Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC) Plc’s request for compensation related to bidding for the Orange Line railway project.

The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases has earmarked three dates to hear the case filed against the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) over bidding on the MRT Orange Line extension.

There is an 80 per cent decline in passengers using the BTS Skytrain compared to their numbers before the Covid-19 crisis, the Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC) said.

The Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC) and Krungthep Thanakom (KT) are looking for ways to solve the 30-billion-baht debt problem related to the extension of the BTS Green Line and expect to come to an agreement within two weeks.