Thailand

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Country Details

See Wikipedia

National Railway System

National Railway Operator

State Railway of Thailand

UIC code

None known

Timetable

Journey Planner

The journey planner is here Check Train Schedule. Click on the Union flag.

Downloadable Timetable

None

Printed Timetable

None

Engineering Information

None known

Maps

Printed Maps

None known

Web-based Maps

See Seat 61 map of train routes in southeast Asia

Ticketing

To be updated

Infrastructure

Infrastructure Authority

None known

Network Statement

None known

Gauge

Metre gauge; the rapid transit lines are standard gauge

Electrification

Only the Bangkok rapid transit lines are electrified.
The Airport Rail Link to from Suvarnabhumi Airport is 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead
The BTS Skytrain and Metropolitan Rapid Transit (Bangkok) are 750 V DC third rail

Rule of the road

Almost the entire network is single track.

Distances

No source known

Other Railways

None

Tourist Lines

None

Metro and light rail systems

Bangkok

BTS Skytrain operates the elevated Green Lines
Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company (BEM) operates the underground Blue and Purple Lines under a concession from the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA).

Recent and Future Changes

Recent Changes

On 19 January 2023 the new Bangkok Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal station (Bangkok Revolution Central Station, formerly known as Bang Sue Grand) opened to long-distance passenger trains, transferred from the existing Hua Lamphong terminus. (It is already served by the SRT Dark Red, Light Red and Airport Link commuter rail routes.) All long-distance trains except those on the Eastern line and with numbers in the 200 and 300 series now use the new station. With 26 platforms, it is the largest station in Southeast Asia.

Future Changes

Bangkok Central Terminal Station will be served by the Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway and planned high-speed routes to Nong Khai, Padang Besar and Chiang Mai when they open.

Obscure and Sparse Passenger Services

See PSUL: World Beyond Europe

Special Notes

Travel to the southernmost provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, and southern Songkhla province, is not advised owing to the risk of terrorist attacks.