FBS in Thailand Adding International Line Data and Timetables FBS-Timetables for Thai- land Creating Graphic Timetables and Other Timetable Documents – an Example – Institut für Regional- und Fernverkehrsplanung iRFP e.K. Hochschulstraße 45 01069 Dresden © iRFP March 2021 FBS in Thailand Adding International Line Data and Timetables Timetables in Thailand About the Railway of Thailand Railway operations on meter-gauge tracks: Something that is narrow- gauge railway to us, means every- day business in Thailand. On a rail- way network stretching over a total length of about 4500 km, numerous local trains share tracks with national and international long-distance trains, night trains and freight trains – an example of a small gauge being successfully used to realise great amounts of traffic. The train lines of Thailand traverse highly diverse areas and land- Model AD24C engine by Alstom in Nam Tok scapes: From flat plains around its capital Bangkok, to mountainous regions in the north and northwest, that are quite a challenge for railways to pass. Thailand is also known for its other specialities considering railway traffic, one particular instance being the line from Bangkok to Mae Khlong, which partly goes through a market, that has to be temporarily demounted, whenever a train is closing in, just to be put back up as soon as it passed. The train traffic has great relevance in Thailand, which is the reason for a lot of investment in its development and upkeep. The new Bang Sue Grand Station in Bangkok, to be opened in July 2021, will be the largest railway station in Southeast Asia. It will be a hub, not only for long distance trains, but also a network of local commuter lines that will use elevated, as well as an underground metro system. Another project is upgrading the bulk of the line from Bangkok to Malaysia from single to double track. To put it in a nutshell, there is a lot of development to be expected in the railway traffic of Thailand. Old Bangkok Central Station also known as Hua Lamphong © iRFP Seite 1 March 2021 FBS in Thailand Adding International Line Data and Timetables Providing FBS-Infrastructure Data The Burma Railway, also known as Death Railway was con- structed in 1943 on behalf of the Imperial Japanese Army Nam Tok with the workforce of civilian labourers and prisoners of war, many of which had to let their life in the process. It connected Thailand and Burma (today: Myanmar) for more than a year, before it was given up due to continuous bombing of its bridges by the allied forces, after 17 months of usage. Today the line ends in Nam Tok, close to a waterfall, that is a tourist attraction. River Kwai Bridge OpenStreetMap representation of the Burma Railway Implementing infrastructure data in FBS is a requirement for the construction of timetables afterwards. A possible source for that can be data extracted from the open-data-platform Open- StreetMap. The infrastructure data of the State Railway of Thailand, such as length of a line, stations, halts, gradient profile and curves can be straightforwardly imported to FBS. That way, a railway network can quickly and easily be modelled to be the basis of further timetable crea- tion. FBS-infrastructure data of the line from Nong Pladuk Junc- tion to Nam Tok. The station names are stored in English, as well as Thai. © iRFP Seite 2 March 2021 FBS in Thailand Adding International Line Data and Timetables กรุงเทพ / Bangkok 0,122 2,08 5,51 ชุมทางบางซือ / Bang Sue Junction 7,718 2,94 7,15 บางบําหรุ / Bang Bamru 17,808 4,37 ชุมทางตลิงชนั / Taling Chan Junction 6,042 2,38 2,77 2,33 ศาลาธรรมสพน ์ / Sala Thammasop 13,520 5,32 ศาลายา / Sala Ya 18,838 4,24 วดั สุวรรณ / Wat Suwan 23,075 3,76 คลองมหาสวสั ดิ / Khlong Maha Sawat 26,833 3,88 วดั งิวราย / Wat Ngiu Rai 30,713 4,06Bangkok main station นครชยั ศร ี / Nakhon Chaisi 34,777 4,99 ท่าแฉลบ / Tha Chalaep 39,763 4,71 ตน้ สําโรง / Ton Samrong 44,471 3,46 นครปฐม / Nakhon Pathom 47,928 1,95 5,30 โพรงมะเดือ / Phrong Madua 55,173 3,57 คลองบางตาล / Khlong Bang Tan 58,742 5,26 หนองปลาดกุ / Nong Pladuk Junction 64,006 3,79 ถนนทรงพล / Thanon Songpol 67,792 5,75 สระโกสนิ ารายณ ์ /Sa Kosinarai 73,544 3,79 ลุกแก / Luk Kae 77,338 12,29Nakhon Pathom station is the last station with double track ท่าเรอื น้อย / Tha Rua Noi 89,630 7,03 บา้ นหนองเสือ / Ban Nong Sua 96,656 3,59 Tha Muang 100,242 2,11 11,89 2,72 กาญจนบุร ี / Kanchanaburi 116,964 2,85 สะพานแควใหญ่ / River Kwai Bridge West 120,337 4,62 เขาปูน / Khao Pun 124,440 8,18 วงั ลาน / Wang Lan 132,622 3,76 นากาญจน ์ / Na Kann 136,386 3,68 วงั เยน๊ / Wangyen 140,065 River Kwai Bridge, constructed during World War II and 4,66known due two the novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle วงั ตะเคียน / Wang Takhian 144,721 3,38 บา้ นโป่ งเสยวี / Pong Sieo 148,096 3,78 บา้ นเก่า / Ban Kao 151,878 4,86 ท่าตาเสือ / Tha Ta Sua 156,735 5,14 ท่ากเิ ลน / Tha Kilen 161,877 5,09 วงั สิงห/์ Wang Sing 166,969 5,33 ลุ่มสุ่ม / Lumsum 172,299 1,55 4,20 วงั โพ / Wang Pho 178,048 5,57 เกาะมหามงคล / Ko Maha Mongkol 183,622 1,69 3,54 วงั ใหญ่ / Wang Yai 188,858 2,33The Saphan Tham Krasae at the Khwae Noi river is crossed 3,04 นําตก / Nam Tok 194,227 at a speed of only 10 km/h © iRFP Seite 3 March 2021 FBS in Thailand Adding International Line Data and Timetables Constructing Timetables in the FBS-Graphic Timetable 5 6 7 วงเวยี นใหญ่ / Wongwian Yai 0,000 WWY After implementing the infra- 23,9 30,3 17,8 25,3 53,8 59,3 28,7 40,354,6 1,50 20,634 14,6 29 50,5 3 25,4 44 51,3 structure data into FBS, the con- ตลาดพลู / Talat Phlu 1,499 TPL 20,3 34,3 14,3 29,3 50,2 3,3 25,1 44,351 1,84 struction of timetables in the 17,7 11,7 47,6 22,4 47,1 48,3[1] คลองตน้ ไทร / Khlong Ton Sai 3,337 KTS 36,8 31,8 5,8 21,9 46,6[1] 50,3 graphic timetable can begin. It is 0,79 16,5 10,5 33,3 46,3 7,3 19,7 52,845 จอมทอง / Chom Thong 4,125 CTH 38 33,846 7,819,2 44,5 53,3 1,38 common practice in Thailand to 14,3 40,4 8,2 36,2 43,3 10,2 16,7 41,8 56 วดั ไทร / Wat Sai 5,509 WSA 14 40,7 7,9 36,543 16,410,5 41,5 1,44 view the time axis horizontally, 11,3 43 5,2 39[2] 40,3 13[2] 14,2 38,9 59 วดั สงิ ห ์/ Wat Sing 6,949 WSI 11 43,3 4,9 37,6 39,3[2] 7,6 13,3[2] 38,6 while the distance axis is shown 2,75 vertically. Of course, that can 6,5 47 1,4 34,144 3,5 17 35 บางบอน / Bang Bon 9,701 BAB 6,2 47,3 1,1 33,8 44,3 3,2 17,3 34,7 also be done with FBS. An exem- 2,28 plary excerpt of the graphic time- 3,3 50,3 58,2 30,9 47,3 0,2 20,3 31,8 การเคหะธนบุร ี / Khan Keha 11,985 KAK 0,51 3 1,7 57,950,656,8 30,6 29,6 47,659,9 58,7 20,631,5 30,5 รางสะแก / Rang Sakae 12,491 RSK table from Wongwlan Yai to 51,5 48,558,2 21,5 1,70 54 54,2[1] 27,3 50,9 55,5[1] 23,9[1] 28,2[2] Maha Chai can be seen on the รางโพธิ / Rang Pho 14,190 RPH 49,8[1] 54,3 27 55,2[1] 55,4 27,9[2] 29,3[1] 1,47 left. This line section is part of the 47,557 24,7 58,152,5 25,232 สามแยก / Sam Yaek 15,661 SAY 47,2 57,3 24,4 52,2 58,4 24,9 32,3 1,41 Mae Khlong Line. 44,6 0 21,9 49,61,1 22,335 พรมแดน / Phrom Daen 17,074 PDA 44,3 0,3 21,6 49,3 1,4 22 35,3 1,43 41,5 3 19,4 47,1 4,1 19,8 38 ทุ่งสที อง / Thung Si Thong 18,506 TST 41,2 3,3 19,1 46,8 4,4 19,5 38,3 The line to Mae Khlong consists 1,25 38,8 5,7 17,1 44,5 6,8 17,5 40,8 บางนํ าจืด / Bang Nam Chuet 19,761 BNC 38,5 6,316 44,2 7,117,2 41,1 of two parts, that are separated 3,00 by a river. Both parts are single 34,3 10,5 12,3[1] 39,5 11,4[1] 13,5[2] 45,2 คอกควาย / Khok Khwai 22,759 KKW tracked, thus allowing train 34 10,1[1] 11,3 39,2 13,2[2] 14,3[1] 45,5 crossings only at suitable sta- 3,86 tions.