and agreed on the policy for the development of the public rail system in Bangkok and the outer areas. The project’s work plan, details of the financing, investment and legal issues that the Ministry of Transport had proposed were also taken into consideration. These were as follows:
Discussions of the proposal and needs of the people
The outcome of the discussions of the needs of the people resulted in 96 percent of the people from a total of 16,000 persons who supported the project. The main reason they gave was the construction of the railway would assist in reducing the traffic problem as well develop the country. It is anticipated that there would be an expansion of the routes in the inner and to the outer areas of the city that would link together in every direction.