Train Schedule for the Death Railway
Thonburi Station is the main departure point in Bangkok for trains heading to Kanchanaburi along the Death Railway. Two trains operate daily: Local Train No. 257 departs at 7:45 a.m., and No. 259 departs at 1:55 p.m. If you plan on returning on the same day, it is advisable to catch the earlier train. Regardless of the distance travelled, foreigners are required to pay a fixed fare of 100 Baht for this line.
TIMETABLE FOR THE DEATH RAILWAY (OUTBOUND)
These are the trains from Thonburi Station and Kanchanaburi to Nam Tok Station in Kanchanaburi. Scroll down for the reverse direction. All times are departure times apart from the last one. This was last updated on 15th December 2023.
| STATION | No.485 | No.257 | No.259 |
| Thon Buri | 7:45 | 13:55 | |
| Jaran Sanitwong | 7:48 | 13:59 | |
| Bang Ramat | 7:53 | 14:05 | |
| Taling Chan Junction | 7:57 | 14:09 | |
| Banchimphli | 8:02 | 14:13 | |
| Sala Thammasop | 8:10 | 14:20 | |
| Sala Ya | 8:18 | 14:28 | |
| Wat Suwan | 8:24 | 14:33 | |
| Khlong Maha Sawat | 8:29 | 14:38 | |
| Wat Ngiu Rai | 8:34 | 14:43 | |
| Nakhon Chaisi | 8:40 | 14:48 | |
| Tha Chalaep | 8:47 | 14:53 | |
| Ton Samrong | 8:53 | 14:58 | |
| Nakhon Pathom | 8:58 | 15:03 | |
| Sanam Chandra Palace | 9:02 | – | |
| Phrong Madua | 9:09 | 15:11 | |
| Khlong Bang Tan | 9:14 | 15:16 | |
| Nong Pla Duk Junction | 9:21 | 15:22 | |
| Tanon Songpol | 9:27 | 15:27 | |
| Sa Kosi Narai | 9:34 | 15:34 | |
| Luk Kae | 9:40 | 15:40 | |
| Tha Rua Noi | 9:52 | 15:52 | |
| Ban Nong Sua | – | – | |
| Thung Thong | 10:06 | 16:06 | |
| Pak Phraek | – | – | |
| Kanchanaburi | 6:02 | 10:30 | 16:21 |
| Saphan Kwae Yai | 6:07 | 10:37 | 16:28 |
| Khao Pun | 6:13 | – | – |
| Wang Lan | 6:23 | – | 16:40 |
| Na Kan | 6:29 | – | 16:46 |
| Wang Yen | 6:35 | 10:56 | 16:55 |
| Wang Takhian | 6:42 | 11:02 | 17:01 |
| Ban Pong Sieo | 6:48 | – | 17:07 |
| Ban Kao | 6:54 | 11:11 | 17:13 |
| Tha Ta Sua | 7:01 | – | 17:20 |
| Tha Kilen | 7:08 | 11:22 | 17:27 |
| Wang Sing | 7:15 | – | 17:34 |
| Lumsum | 7:22 | 11:33 | 17:41 |
| Saphan Tham Krasae | – | 11:38 | 17:46 |
| Wang Pho | 7:32 | 11:44 | 17:52 |
| Ko Maha Mongkol | 7:40 | 11:51 | 17:59 |
| Chong Khaep | 7:44 | – | 18:03 |
| Wang Yai | 7:50 | – | 18:08 |
| Ban Pu Pong | 7:55 | – | – |
| Nam Tok | 8:00 | 12:05 | 18:15 |
TIMETABLE FOR THE DEATH RAILWAY (INBOUND)
These are the trains from Nam Tok to Kanchanaburi Station, Nong Pladuk Junction, and Thonburi Station. All times are departure times apart from the last one.
| STATION | No.260 | No.258 | No.486 |
| Nam Tok | 5:20 | 13:00 | 15:30 |
| Ban Pu Pong | – | – | 15:35 |
| Wang Yai | 5:27 | – | 15:39 |
| Chong Khaep | 5:32 | – | 15:45 |
| Ko Maha Mongkol | 5:36 | 13:15 | 15:49 |
| Wang Pho | 5:43 | 13:22 | 15:56 |
| Saphan Tam Krasae | 5:49 | 13:28 | – |
| Lumsum | 5:53 | 13:33 | 16:06 |
| Wang Sing | 5:59 | – | 16:14 |
| Tha Kilen | 6:05 | 13:45 | 16:21 |
| Tha Ta Sua | 6:11 | – | 16:28 |
| Ban Kao | 6:17 | 13:58 | 16:35 |
| Ban Pong Sieo | 6:22 | – | 16:41 |
| Wang Takhian | 6:27 | 14:07 | 16:47 |
| Wang Yen | 6:36 | 14:14 | 16:54 |
| Na Kan | 6:41 | – | 17:00 |
| Wang Lan | 6:46 | – | 17:06 |
| Khao Pun | – | – | 17:16 |
| Saphan Kwae Yai | 6:59 | 14:34 | 17:21 |
| Kanchanaburi | 7:05 | 14:43 | 17:28 |
| Pak Phraek | – | – | |
| Thung Thong | 7:19 | 14:59 | |
| Ban Nong Sua | 7:26 | – | |
| Tha Rua Noi | 7:34 | 15:13 | |
| Luk Kae | 7:46 | 15:26 | |
| Sa Kosi Narai | 7:51 | 15:35 | |
| Tanon Songpol | 7:58 | 15:44 | |
| Nong Pla Duk Junction | 8:03 | 15:51 | |
| Khlong Bang Tan | 8:09 | 15:59 | |
| Phrong Madua | 8:14 | 16:13 | |
| Sanam Chandra Palace | – | 16:20 | |
| Nakhon Pathom | 8:24 | 16:24 | |
| Ton Samrong | 8:29 | 16:29 | |
| Tha Chalaep | 8:35 | 16:35 | |
| Nakhon Chaisi | 8:41 | 16:41 | |
| Wat Ngiu Rai | 8:47 | 16:47 | |
| Khlong Maha Sawat | 8:52 | 16:52 | |
| Wat Suwan | 8:57 | 16:57 | |
| Sala Ya | 9:03 | 17:02 | |
| Sala Thammasop | 9:09 | 17:09 | |
| Banchimphli | 9:16 | 17:16 | |
| Taling Chan Junction | 9:21 | 17:26 | |
| Bang Ramat | 9:26 | 17:31 | |
| Jaran Sanitwong | 9:32 | 17:37 | |
| Thon Buri | 9:35 | 17:40 |
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Hi, can we view Tham Krasae Bridge without taking the train? If by foot, which station to start & to the next station to view this bridge & how long is the walk?
The train stops at the bridge itself!
Hi Richard, this site and information is great.
We arrive in BKK early am from LHR, so will take a Taxi to hotel in Kanchanaburi.
Questions are:
We want to take a train from Kanchanburi to Nam Tok, I see you give advice on waterfall close to Nam Tok, we will the want to go to Hellfire Pass, how long should we allow ? We would like to get the train back, but if Hellfire is interesting, will we be able to get a taxi or bus back to Kanchaaburi ?
Lastly, our return to Bangkok, should we board at River Kwai or Kanchanaburi station, we will be aiming to get the 7am train (give or take) ?
Hi Richard
I am planning to take the Death Railway next month. I will be getting off at Saphan Tham Krasae station instead of going to Nong Khai station.
I see from the Thai Railways timetable that the train does not stop at Saphan Tham Krasae station, do you have any reliable information about that?
Yes, it stops there but it is a halt and not a station. Just let the conductor know. But everyone time I have been on the train it stops.
Great Info, thanks a lot – We want to Go by deathtrain from Kanchanbury to Nam Tok and from there to Erawan falls and from there back to Kanchanabury – are there Taxis at Nam Tok available? Or can we Book this in advance? Thanks a lot!
Hi Richard,
What I thought would be a simple exercise has been interesting journey to navigate the trains :), really enjoyed the commentary and all the comments above.
I do have a clarification question, if we get a driver to drop us at Kanchanaburi Station to take the 10:30am train through to Nam Tok Station (one way), where the driver will pick us up, can I pre book these tickets or do I just buy them on the day? If on the day is there a risk of not getting a ticket? If I can pre-book can you direct me to where I can do so please.
Tickets can only be bought on the day up to about an hour before departure. There are no reserved seats. So first come first served. If you are unlucky you will have to stand. Your driver can meet you at Nam Tok station. Best to go and visit the nearby Sai Yok Noi waterfall first as that is the true end of the line. Plus there is a steam locomotive on display there.
Hi, do you know if the train runs during songkran. We have mistakenly booked to be in Kanchanaburi during songkran 2025. I know hellfire pass and museums close but wondered if the train still run as we could do that on a day when the other things close. Also would it still run back to Bangkok for when we leave.? Many thanks have found out so much stuff from your
Yes, trains are running as normal but tourist trains will be cancelled. You shouldn’t have problems with local trains but long distance will be fully booked far in advance.
Thanks so much for your reply, so we should be able to go from Kanchanaburi to nam tok during songkran.? Been so difficult to navigate
Hi sir,
i wanna ask about the death railway train:
1. there are 2 types of trains. The first one is special train which departs from bangkok-namtok and it only operates on saturday & sunday. The second one is ordinary train which departs from thonburi-namtok and it operates daily. am i right?
2. for the thonburi-namtok trip, do the trains stop for 30 minutes at river kwai bridge like the special train?
Thank you in advance for ur reply
The special tourist train only operates on weekends and public holidays. You must book this one in advance as it is popular. The regular daily one you can only buy the ticket at the station up to an hour before departure. This one only stops at stations for a minute or two. So if you want to get off at the bridge you need to wait for the next train. Unfortunately trains are not that frequent.
Hi Richard,
Can you tell me if the tourist train will operate Dec 10, 2024, Thai Constitution day.
Thank you
Clint
Yes it will run as normal.
I am looking at travelling the death valley train next week.
Can I board a train at Kanchanaburi for the tour?
You can board the regular train at Kanchanaburi as per the schedule.
Dear Richard thanks in general for all very useful information, but I have another question:
I don’t understand if there is a difference between this train (normal one, runs also on Saturday/Sunday?) and the Excursion train (only on Saturday/ Sunday) at Thamkra Sae point: If I arrive to Say Yok I’ll have the same view at the Thamkra Sae or the Excursion Train make special stop for picture etc.
Then I can bring the Excursion One to go to Say Yok ad arrive at 11:30 and come back with the normal one at 13:00 (the 3 hours stop there I think are too much). For the ticket how can I do? Or another option is to stay only 55 minutes to Say Yok with the normal train, is it not enough to see the waterfall? What do you think?
And then Is it possible to across by foot the Kway bridge only with the Excursion Train or I’ll can do in every moment (excluded when train are scheduled).
The last question: on the officil website https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home it’s impossible to book the Excursion train “DATA not Found” do you have any suggestion. For the normal one i can go there and catch it with out problem, I hope!
Thanks in advance for your reply
Best regards Carlo
For the excursion train, you have to scroll down on the first page of the D=ticket website to where the tourist trains are. There’s a picture of a train going over Tham Krasae bridge. Click on that one. That stops at the River Kwai Bridge to take photos there. But it doesn’t stop at Tham Krasae. You could join the tourist train first and come back on the local train.
Hey thanks for the info. Any idea how can I book ticket from India in this train? I have registered in dticket SRT but whenever I search from and to it says no ticket available. Also are you aware of different classes in this train?
These ordinary trains from Thonburi station cannot be bought in advance online. You can only buy at the station an hour or so before departure.
Hi, does the train actually stop at the river kwai bridge station? As in the time table it is in italic fond. Many thanks for your reply – very helpful website
If you are on the train, just tell the guard you want to get off at the bridge.
The late train back from Nam Tok finishe’s its journey at Nong Pla Duk Junction at 18.35, how do you get back to Thon Buri Stztion from there.
I haven’t confirmed yet, though I believe that train now terminates in Kanchanaburi. You either need to stay the night in Kanchanaburi or take a bus back to Bangkok.
great info mate ,made my mind up to go all the way there and backð