Author: Richard Barrow

In Thailand, train tickets go on sale 30 days in advance at 8:30 a.m. in the morning. Tickets over the

Although you can visit the “Bridge on the River Kwai” (Saphan Kwae Yai) at any time, the best time to visit and take photographs is when a train is passing over it. The following is the timetable for trains arriving at the station halt on the northern side of the River Kwae Yai.

The KiHa-183 trains were built in the early 1980’s and were designed to be used in the harsh conditions of Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture. They have a distinctive elevated cab and a slanted nose in order to stop snow building up. Seventeen of these diesel carriages were donated to Thailand by JR Hokkaido in 2021.

Every year there are six opportunities to join a steam train excursion from Bangkok to a neighbouring province for the

During the winter months, the State Railway of Thailand organises special excursion trains at the weekends to Pasak Chonlasit Dam

The international shuttle train across the border from Nong Khai Station in Thailand to Thanaleng Station in Laos goes twice daily and costs 20 Baht. It takes only 15 minutes.

The State Railway of Thailand run special excursion trains at the weekends and on public holidays. These are day trips

On Monday 8th August, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) started doing test runs for long distance trains to use the elevated Red Line between Bang Sue Grand and Rangsit stations. For the test, they used two of the new ‘Ultraman’ locomotives and the day & night carriages.

Pierre Boulle, the author of the book which later became the popular movie ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’ has

All scheduled train trips onboard the Eastern & Oriental Express have been cancelled for this year. Dates for 2023 have not been released yet.