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The Chiang Mai Land Transport Department increased bus service by 20 percent for the long holiday weekend.
Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3 was bustling Sept. 4 after being quiet for a long time due to the coronavirus recession that cut passenger loads in half. But the prospect of four days off had residents and tourists flowing through the station again.
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Land Transport Department staffers and bus operators vigilantly enforced rules requiring mask use and having people check in with the government’s Thai Chana contact-tracing app. They also tested bus drivers to ensure they were drug- and alcohol-free.
Schedules were adjusted to make adequate buses available, including ten reserved buses to Chiang Rai, Phrae, Nan and Payao, and 54 to Bangkok. A further 142 buses were scheduled for Issan, the South and further North.
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