Author: Richard Barrow

Lampang Rajabhat University together with the State Railway of Thailand have organised a special travel package on the historic railway line from 13-16 December 2022. The route will be Bangkok-Lampang-Lamphun-Chiang Mai-Bangkok.

As part of the 122nd anniversary of the opening of the Northeastern Line to Nakhon Ratchasima, there will be a celebration at the station in Khorat from 21st-25th December 2022, 10 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Inn Train is taking you to the UNESCO World Heritage ‘Ayutthaya Historical Park’. Enjoy food and travel on the boat with a view of world famous temples along the river. Go lifestyle with the First Class SRT Prestige and fine-dining in the train.

Some good news finally for people that use the Chinese-built CNR sleeper carriages to Chiang Mai, Ubon Ratchathani, Nong Khai and Hat Yai. Advance Marketing Service Co., Ltd. has won the contract to provide food and drink services on the eight CNR sleeper trains on the four routes. The contract is for three years and will run from 6th December 2022 to 5th December 2025. 

In Thailand, train tickets go on sale 30 days in advance at 8:30 a.m. in the morning. Tickets over the

Although you can visit the “Bridge on the River Kwai” (Saphan Kwae Yai) at any time, the best time to visit and take photographs is when a train is passing over it. The following is the timetable for trains arriving at the station halt on the northern side of the River Kwae Yai.

The KiHa-183 trains were built in the early 1980’s and were designed to be used in the harsh conditions of Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture. They have a distinctive elevated cab and a slanted nose in order to stop snow building up. Seventeen of these diesel carriages were donated to Thailand by JR Hokkaido in 2021.

Every year there are six opportunities to join a steam train excursion from Bangkok to a neighbouring province for the

During the winter months, the State Railway of Thailand organises special excursion trains at the weekends to Pasak Chonlasit Dam

The international shuttle train across the border from Nong Khai Station in Thailand to Thanaleng Station in Laos goes twice daily and costs 20 Baht. It takes only 15 minutes.