Richard Barrow's Thai Train Guide

Chumphon Railway Station

Chumphon Railway Station is in Tha Taphao Subdistrict, Chumphon City, and is the main railway station for Chumphon Province. It is a class 1 railway station, 468.534 km (291.1 miles) from Thonburi Railway Station. It is the first fueling station from Bangkok, and thus all trains going further south must stop here. Chumphon is also the site of a locomotive depot. During the Second World War, Chumphon was a junction for the 90 km military line to Khao Fachi, Ranong, under the coordination of the Imperial Japanese Army. The line was built in December 1943. In March 1945, Allied aircraft destroyed Chumphon station and the line to Khao Fachi. Chumphon Station was rebuilt in 1948. – Wiki

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There are some nice views as the train passes through Prachuap Khiri Khan and Chumphon provinces and so you may want to consider a day train. The best one is Special Express No.43 which is an air-conditioned diesel rail car. If you prefer sleeper trains, Express No. 85 and Special Express No. 39 arrive at a good time. If you are planning a boat connection to Koh Tao, you should take Rapid No. 167.

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NO. TRAIN TYPE ROUTE TIME ARRIVE DWELL DEPART
32 SP EXP LOCO Hat Yai Junction – KTW 17:45 – 08:10 00:44 10 mins 00:54
38 SP EXP LOCO Sungai Kolok – KTW 14:15 – 09:05 01:17 10 mins 01:27
46 SP EXP LOCO Padang Besar – KTW 17:00 – 09:05 01:17 10 mins 01:27
169 RAPID LOCO KTW – Yala 17:30 – 11:05 01:25 10 mins 01:35
83 EXP LOCO KTW – Trang 18:50 – 08:15 02:18 10 mins 02:28
170 RAPID LOCO Yala – KTW 16:30 – 10:50 02:22 10 mins 02:32
85 EXP LOCO KTW – Nakhon Si Thammarat 19:50 – 09:40 03:43 10 mins 03:53
167 RAPID LOCO KTW – Kantang 20:30 – 11:25 04:20 15 mins 04:35
39 SP EXP DRC KTW – Surat Thani 22:50 – 07:50 05:22 15 mins 05:37
445 LOCAL LOCO Chumphon – Hat Yai Junction 06:15 – 16:45 – – 06:15
254 ORD LOCO Lang Suan – Thon Buri 06:30 – 17:25 07:45 5 mins 07:50
40 SP EXP DRC Surat Thani – KTW 09:00 – 18:05 11:03 15 mins 11:18
43 SP EXP DRC KTW – Surat Thani 07:30 – 16:20 13:50 15 mins 14:05
255 ORD LOCO Thon Buri – Lang Suan 07:20 – 18:10 16:40 10 mins 16:50
446 LOCAL LOCO Hat Yai Junction – Chumphon 06:20 – 17:05 17:05 – –
44 SP EXP DRC Surat Thani – KTW 18:25 – 03:45 20:36 15 mins 20:51
168 RAPID LOCO Kantang – KTW 14:15 – 05:10 21:10 10 mins 21:20
86 EXP LOCO Nakhon Si Thammarat – KTW 16:00 – 06:10 22:08 11 mins 22:19
171 RAPID LOCO KTW – Sungai Kolok 15:10 – 10:10 22:17 10 mins 22:27
84 EXP LOCO Trang – KTW 17:00 – 07:05 22:58 20 mins 23:18
37 SP EXP LOCO KTW – Sungai Kolok 16:10 – 10:35 23:16 10 mins 23:26
45 SP EXP LOCO KTW – Padang Besar 16:10 – 08:05 23:16 10 mins 23:26
172 RAPID LOCO Sungai Kolok – KTW 12:10 – 07:30 23:38 18 mins 23:56
31 SP EXP LOCO KTW – Hat Yai Junction 16:50 – 07:05 23:55 8 mins 00:03

The following trains are in order of arrival starting with the afternoon trains.
  • Special Express No. 43: Bangkok to Surat Thani
    • Departs Bangkok at 7:50am and arrives in Chumphon at 4:26pm
    • Diesel rail car, 2nd Class seats with A/C, meals included
  • Rapid No. 171: Bangkok to Su-Ngai Kolok
    • Departs Bangkok at 12:30pm and arrives in Chumphon at 10:00pm
    • 2nd Class Sleeper, 2nd and 3rd Class seats with fan
  • Special Express No. 31: Bangkok to Hat Yai Junction
    • Departs Bangkok at 2:30pm and arrives in Chumphon at 11:05pm
    • 1st and 2nd Class CNR sleeper train
  • Special Express No. 37: Bangkok to Su-Ngai Kolok
    • Departs Bangkok at 3:10pm and arrives in Chumphon at 12:06am
    • 1st and 2nd Class Sleeper, 2nd and 3rd Class seats with fan
  • Special Express No. 45: Bangkok to Padang Besar
    • Departs Bangkok at 3:10pm and arrives in Chumphon at 12:06am
    • 2nd Class Sleeper
  • Rapid No. 169: Bangkok to Yala
    • Departs Bangkok at 3:35pm and arrives in Chumphon at 1:37am
    • 2nd Class Sleeper, 2nd and 3rd Class seats with fan
  • Express No. 83: Bangkok to Trang
    • Departs Bangkok at 5:00pm and arrives in Chumphon at 2:30am
    • 1st and 2nd Class Sleeper, 2nd and 3rd Class seats with fan
  • Rapid No. 167: Bangkok to Kantang
    • Departs Bangkok at 6:30pm and arrives in Chumphon at 4:45am
    • 2nd Class Sleeper, 2nd and 3rd Class seats with fan
  • Express No. 85: Bangkok to Nakhon Si Thammarart
    • Departs Bangkok at 7:30pm and arrives in Chumphon at 5:38am
    • 1st and 2nd Class Sleeper, 2nd and 3rd Class seats with fan
  • Special Express No. 39: Bangkok to Surat Thani
    • Departs Bangkok at 10:05pm and arrives in Chumphon at 6:57am
    • Diesel rail car, 2nd Class seats with A/C