THAI RAILWAY GUIDE EFFECTIVE 20 DECEMBER 2016 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of contents ...................................................................... 2 Southern Lines Schematic...................................................... 65 Southern Thailand Travel Warning ........................................... 2 Table 11 • Southern Lines – Southward Trains ................ 66 - 68 Using the timetable .................................................................. 3 Table 12 • Southern Lines – Northward Trains ................ 69 - 71 Train Tracking System ............................................................. 3 Table 13 • Hat Yai Jct. - Padang Besar, Malaysia .................. 72 Southern Thailand Travel Warning .......................................... 3 Table 14 • Kanchanburi – River Kwai – Nam Tok ............ 72 - 73 Travel Tips ............................................................................... 4 Table 14A • Pa Sak Jolisad Dam Excursion Trains ............... 74 Calendars ........................................................................... 5 - 6 Table 15 • Maha Chai Line – Westward Trains ....................... 75 System map ............................................................................. 7 Table 16 • Maha Chai Line – Eastward Trains ........................ 76 Thailand facts • metric and temperature conversions ........ 8 - 9 Table 17 • Mae Khlong Line .................................................... 77 Telephone contact numbers ........................................... 10 - 11 Tables 18-19 Thon Buri – Salaya Service .............................. 77 Principal stations .................................................................... 12 Steam Powered Excursion Trains ........................................ 78 Station index ................................................................... 13 - 15 Malaysian Railways information ...................................... 79 - 87 Trains arriving and departing Bangkok ........................... 16 - 18 Tables 20-24 Malaysian connecting trains ...................... 80 - 84 Trains arriving and departing Thon Buri ................................ 19 Table 25 Malaysian connections via Sungai Kolok ................ 87 Trains arriving and departing Chiang Mai .............................. 19 Malaysia and Singapore entry requirements .......................... 88 Quick reference schedules ............................................. 20 - 25 Southern Thailand boat and bus connections ............... 89 - 101 Sleeping car services ............................................................. 26 Southern Thailand Map ......................................................... 90 Airport Rail Link ............................................................... 27 - 28 Passenger train descriptions ................................................ 102 Bangkok – Kaeng Khoi Jct. / Lop Buri. Schematic ................. 29 Passenger train equipment.......................................... 103 - 109 Table 1 • Bangkok to Kaeng Khoi Jct. / Lop Buri ............. 30 - 33 Thailand entry requirements .................................................110 Table 2 • Lop Buri / Kaeng Khoi Jct. to Bangkok ............. 34 - 37 Thailand customs and immigration ...................................... 111 Train equipment – Northern & Northeastern Lines ................. 38 Tickets / Reservations / Travel agencies .....................112 - 113 Northern Line ......................................................................... 39 Visit Thailand Rail Pass ....................................................... 114 Northern and Northeastern Lines Schematic ......................... 40 State Railway of Thailand tour packages ..............................114 Table 3 • Northern Line – Northward Trains ................... 41 - 42 Luggage (Baggage) .....................................................114 - 115 Table 4 • Northern Line – Southward Trains ................... 43 - 44 Food service ................................................................115 - 117 Northern & Northeastern Bus Connections ..................... 45 - 50 Smoking policy ......................................................................118 Laos entry requirements ........................................................ 50 Toilet facilities ........................................................................118 Northeastern Lines ................................................................. 51 Showers ................................................................................118 Table 5 • Bangkok - Ubon Ratchathani ............................ 52 - 53 Railway fares and fees ................................................ 119 - 125 Table 6 • Bangkok - Nong Khai ............................................. 54 Bangkok area transportation map ........................................ 126 Table 7 • Ubon Ratchathani - Bangkok ........................... 55 - 56 Bangkok Hua Lamphong Station ................................ 127 - 132 Table 8 • Nong Khai - Bangkok ............................................. 57 Bangkok area railway stations .................................... 133 - 137 Eastern Line ........................................................................... 58 Bangkok mass transit map ................................................... 138 Table 9 • Eastern Line – Eastward Trains ........................ 59 - 60 Bangkok Skytrain (BTS) .............................................. 139 - 146 Table 10 • Eastern Line – Westward Trains ..................... 61 - 62 Bangkok MRT Blue and Purple Lines ......................... 146 - 151 Train equipment – Eastern & Southern Lines ........................ 63 Bangkok Bus (BMTA) ........................................................... 152 Southern Lines ....................................................................... 64 State Railway of Thailand Train Index ........................ 153 - 158 THAI RAILWAY GUIDE Produced by David M. Bernstein • Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A. Internet • http://www.thairailwayguide.net Facebook • https://www.facebook.com/Thai.Railway.Guide/ E-mail • [email protected]. Privately published • This is not an official publication of the State Railway of Thailand The State Railway of Thailand does not issue a system timetable. Dedicated to the memory of Robert Boer (a.k.a. Robert von Hirschhorn) (a.k.a. Railasia) Gentleman Writer and author Railway and traction historian Railway photographer Resident of Chiang Mai Rest in peace. 3 USING THE TIMETABLES Most of the schedules read down the page from top to bottom. On pages where the station column is in the middle of the timetable, schedules to the left read down and schedules to the right read up as indicated by arrows in the station column. Train Numbers Train Number 169 Type of train abbreviations: 01 - 44 • Special Express Trains Type of Train Rapid Com • Commuter 51 - 86 • Express Trains 3 DRC • Diesel Rail Car 100 series • Rapid Trains Class 2 • 3 Exp • Express 200 series • Ordinary Trains Sp • Special Days of Operation Daily 300 series • Commuter Trains 400 series • Local trains Km. Mi. Class: 900 series • Special and Torurist Trains Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) 0 0 1535 4000 series • Ordinary trains 1 • First Class Mixed trains carry passenger and Sam Sen 4 2 1551 2 • Second Class freight (cargo) traffic. Bang Sue Junction 8 5 1608 3 • Third Class Bang Bamru 18 11 1625 Times are shown in 24 hour clock Days of Operation: format. All times are train departure Thonburi (Bangkok Noi) --- --- Daily • All days of the week times except those underlined are Taling Chan Junction 22 14 1631 Ex • Except arrival times. Sa • Saturday Examples: 1633 is an arrival time. Salaya 35 22 1645 Su • Sunday 1633 is a departure time. Nakhon Pathom 64 40 1715 Mo • Monday Nong Pladuk Junction 80 50 ----- Tu • Tuesday Distances are shown in kilometers We • Thursday (Km.) and statute miles (Mi.). Kanchanaburi 133 83 Fr • Friday Distances are measured from Bangkok Nam Tok 210 130 H • Holidays Train does not operate here. Suphan Buri 158 93 Ban Pong 84 52 1737 Table number ----- Train does not stop station to Ratchaburi 117 73 1820 3 receive or discharge passengers. Phetchaburi 167 104 1909 Hua Hin 229 142 2010 Timetables for the Combined Northern and Northeastern Lines (Tables 5 and 6), Maha Chai Line (Tables 17 and 18), Mae Khong Line (Table 19) and Thon Buri - Salaya Commuter Trains (Table 20) list all stations. All other timetables list the principal stations and omit lesser important stations, which should be sufficient for most travellers. All stations served by express trains are shown. The timetables do not specify equipment for commuter trains which may be conventional locomotive hauled coaches or Diesel Rail Cars. All fares are quoted in Thai Baht unless noted otherwise. Timetable are accurate as of the effective date but subject to change by State Railway of Thailand without notice. Trains are subject to delay and schedules are not guaranteed. TRAIN TRACKING SYSTEM The State Railway of Thailand maintains a train tracking system showing real time train performance (last station reported, event time and variance from schedule). Access the Train Tracking System via internet via State Railway of Thailand's English home page: http://www.railway.co.th/home/. To access the complete train tracking system from the SRT home page we suggest using a web browser with translation capabil- ity such as Google Chrome. The Train Tracking System has advanced