Mass
Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), Bangkok Expressway and
Metro Public Company Limited (BEM), Bangkok Metro Networks Limited (BMN)
and Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together
introduced Bangkok’s newest passport office at Khlong Toei MRT Station.
This marked the first time for the department to open a new passport
office inside MRT System. With aim to offer people in both epicenter of
Bangkok as well as people in outer part of the city more convenient
channel to apply for passport service, the new passport office at Khlong
Toei MRT Station is officially opened and begun its service from
December 9, 2016.
Mr.Suwat Jirapan, Deputy
Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said “There are
more and more Thai people traveling abroad nowadays. A large number of
people combined with problems from Bangkok traffic as well as inadequate
parking space which urged us to improve our service at each passport
office. Introducing passport appointment queue online at www.passport.in.th
helped a lot in terms of waiting period but even that, there are still a
lot of people at each office that we think a new one in a more
convenient place would help. That led to our collaboration with MRTA
today to unveil a new passport office at Khlong Toei MRT Station, giving
people even more convenient channel to receive passport service from
the department.”
General Dr.Yodyuth Boonyathikarn, Chairman
of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), said “It is
with our pleasure to collaborate with Department of Consular Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in order to open a new passport office here
at Khlong Toei MRT Station. For MRTA, we have a mission to serve Thai
public in terms of raising quality of life with our mass rapid transit
system, taking them to their destination with convenience and safety.
And to achieve this mission for today, it marks yet another great
partnership between government agency and private companies that results
in answering the needs of general public. Khlong Toei MRT station is
located in the epicenter of Bangkok, as a result, to open a new passport
office here at this station, we believe more people can get better
access to passport service in even more convenient way.”
The
new passport service at Khlong Toei MRT Station sets to officially open
and begin its service from December 9, 2016 (from Monday to Friday,
08.30-15.30 hours). The office opens for Thais to apply for new passport
with service fee of 1,000 baht each. Passport will be posted via EMS
postal service only.
