I've been promoting Thai trains for many years with almost no interest from the State Railway of Thailand. Yet, within five minutes of being in Malaysia, KTMB shared my Facebook post. Why is that?
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🚆✨ Sneak Peek at the Newest Refurbished KiHa 183 Train! ✨🚆
Here at the Makkasan Rail Workshop in Bangkok, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is working hard to bring a touch of Japanese rail nostalgia to Thailand! This is the third set of the iconic KiHa 183 series trains
🇲🇾 I recently took the train from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur with a change of train in Padang Besar. This is a review of my train in Malaysia.
I caught the ETS Platinum EP 9277 train from Padang Besar at 1:40pm Malaysian time. It arrived in Kuala Lumpur at 7:24pm, five hours and 34
I met an eleven-year-old Thai Muslim boy named Anas on the train to Yala. He had just been to Bangkok with his mother and they were heading home on the night train.
What caught my attention right away was that he started speaking to me in English. He was the one who initiated
In October, I will be catching a train from #SingaporeToBeijing as part of my #AsiaByRail project. Here are the trains I have already bought tickets for:
🇹🇭🚂 Special Express No. 31 (Bangkok-Hat Yai). Lower berth is 1,103 baht. I will spend the night here as I want to do a side
🚂 This is a LIVE thread of my #TrainTrip from Bangkok to Singapore via Malaysia. You will find full details here of all the trains and ticket prices. Don’t forget to also check out the YouTube channel for this trip: youtube.com/channel/UCKKNQ…#railway#Thailand#railfan#train
🇲🇾 While I was waiting for my night train from Tumpat, I decided to test out the Malaysian commuter train on the eastern line. And what delight they are compared to Thai commuter trains. THREAD ➡️
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Thailand’s KIHA Diesel Trains Take Test Run Ahead of Late-2025 Launch
BANGKOK, 6 June 2025 – Veeris Ammarapala, Governor of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), led a successful test run today of two newly refurbished KIHA 40 and KIHA 48 diesel railcars. This marks the first
The 20 secondhand Japanese #Kiha40 and #Kiha48 carriages that arrived in #Thailand on 2nd June are still sitting at Laem Chabang Station. The bogies of the 20 cars were supposed to be put onto a train and sent to Makkasan Workshop within 30 days to have the wheelbase width
KiHa-183 will be going to Lopburi this weekend. Here are the times for taking photos:
Hua Lamphong 12.15 | 23.00
Sam Sen 12.27 | 22.46
Bang Sue 12.35 | 22.37
Don Mueang 13.03 | 22.11
Rangsit 13.14 | 21.58
Ayutthaya 13.52 | 21.23
Lopburi 14.45 | 20.30
The drawbridge being lowered at Phetchaburi Railway Station so passengers can cross to the other platform. The new bridge and lifts for passengers are still under construction.
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According to a spokesperson for the Thai Prime Minister's Office, the cross-border Nong Khai to Vientiane railway line is scheduled to open at the end of 2023.
The Lao Ministry of Public Works and Transport has completed the construction of phase two of the railway line from the