The Railway Station Life of Maeklong Market
By Lawrence Davis A warning bell rings. Vendors glance up. In seconds, umbrellas fold, baskets shuffle, and fresh produce slides inches from the tracks. Then—roaring steel. A train cuts straight…
Train that will connect the three airports to start works in April
Work on the long-awaited three-airport rail link might commence in April, contingent upon the approval of contract amendments with the consortium responsible for its development, as reported by the Eastern…
Water leak in Bangkok train caused by air conditioning system blockage.
The Mass Rapid Transit Authority clarified on Thursday that the water leakage incident on a Bangkok MRT train was not caused by rainwater seeping through the roof but rather by…
Bangkok to Vientiane train services to start in April
The Bangkok-Nong Khai train service operated by the State Railway of Thailand is set to be extended to reach Vientiane in April. The Department of Rail Transport announced that trains…
Bangkok to Chiang Mai train smashes into truck and kills driver instantly
A fast train heading for Chiang Mai smashed into a ten-wheel truck just before reaching Chum Saeng station in Nakhon Sawan at 7.34 p.m. last night with the driver killed…
‘Floating tourist train’ returns next month
On Wednesday, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) began accepting reservations for its well-liked “floating train” day tours to Pasak Jolasid Dam in Lop Buri.In the months of November, December,…
MRTA promotes urbanization and transit plans in Phuket
With a total expenditure of around 220 billion baht, the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) will compel the Transport Ministry to move through with three mass transit projects…
Indonesia will launch high-speed rail funded by China
The first high-speed train in Southeast Asia will open in Indonesia on Monday. China is funding the multibillion dollar project, which will shorten travel time between Jakarta and other major…
On April 13 passengers boarded the first train from Kunming, China to Vientiane, Laos
Following the introduction of cross-border passenger services on the Laos-China high-speed railway just in time for Songkran, Nong Khai and neighboring northeastern provinces stand to gain.
BTS to begin charging fares on Green Line extensions from August
BTS sky train passengers who use either of the two extensions of the Green Line, between Bearing and Keha in Samut Prakan (13km) and between Mo Chit and Khu Khot…