The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will work with mass transit rail operators to better manage busy stations after almost 30 riders were hurt in a rush to enter a BTS Skytrain station.
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt and the BMA will work with the operators of the BTS, MRT and Airport Rail Link lines to handle riders scrambling to catch trains at stations.
Mr Chadchart said limiting the number of passengers that could enter clogged stations would possibly be an option.
The decision came after an incident at 6.38pm on Saturday when commuters flocked to an escalator at Surasak BTS station. People at the top of the escalator fell backwards onto the people behind them, injuring 27.
Students, alumni and other people had been to a concert at nearby BCC celebrating the 170th anniversary of the college.
Police said on Saturday the show ended at 6pm and a large crowd left the school and rushed to the station as rain began to fall.
The Bangkok governor said such a scenario could happen at stations when trains are delayed, or at stations close to venues hosting concerts or other big events that draw a large number of people.
