Tag: Train

Prolonged heavy rainfall, especially in Southern Thailand, has paralysed rail operations.

News

November 22, 2025

Severe Flooding Halts 10 Southern Train Services, Routes Adjusted

BANGKOK – Persistent flooding across southern Thailand has forced the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to suspend ten train services and adjust several others after floodwaters submerged tracks in Songkhla province. The cancellations, announced Saturday, affect major routes connecting Bangkok to southern destinations including Hat Yai, Sungai Kolok, and Padang Besar. Flash Floods Strand Tourists […]

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Sungai Kolok railway station in Narathiwat, southern Thailand.

South

October 27, 2025

Rail Track Bomb Injures Rangers, Disrupts Train Services in Narathiwat

A bomb detonated on the railway line near Maruebo station in Narathiwat’s Rangae district on Monday morning, wounding two security personnel and forcing the suspension of local train services. The explosion occurred at approximately 6:30 a.m., causing damage to the track and several sleepers at a switching point, according to the State Railway of Thailand […]

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North

September 19, 2025

Train Hits Pickup at Unbarricaded Crossing in Phitsanulok, One Dead

PHITSANULOK — A 35-year-old man was killed and his wife critically injured when a freight train collided with their pickup truck at an unbarricaded railway crossing in Phrom Phiram district early Wednesday. The impact hurled the vehicle into a roadside canal, destroying it and prompting urgent rescue efforts. Train driver killed as train hit truck […]

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Hitachi Diesel-Electric Locomotive at Bangkok Railway Station

South

August 9, 2025August 9, 2025

Train Derails in Prachuap Khiri Khan, Leaving Multiple Injured

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN – A Bangkok-bound train derailed early Saturday morning in Kui Buri district, leaving several passengers injured and sparking a major emergency response, The Nation reported. Hundreds of passengers left stranded after train derails in Lampang The incident occurred around 5 a.m. near Kui Buri railway station, involving Train No. 38 traveling from […]

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The sign of the Ban Klong Luk Thai-Cambodian border railway station in Sa Kaeo.

North

July 26, 2025

Border Clashes Disrupt Rail Services in Sa Kaeo as Tensions Escalate

SA KAEO — The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) suspended all train operations between Aranyaprathet and the Ban Khlong Luek border station on Saturday, citing escalating military clashes along the Cambodian frontier, the Bangkok Post reported. The abrupt halt in service comes as Thai forces repelled Cambodian troops from four contested border areas in Sa […]

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Train crossing Asok-Din Daeng Road at Makkasan Station. The Airport Link trains run above

Bangkok

July 15, 2025

Foreign Tourist Arrested for Vandalizing Train in Bangkok

BANGKOK — A foreign tourist faces serious charges after allegedly spray-painting a State Railway of Thailand (SRT) express train, causing damage to state property and disrupting rail services. The incident occurred on July 13 beneath a railway bridge on Kanchanaphisek Road in Taling Chan district. Two Russian Men Arrested for Spraying Graffiti in Phuket SRT […]

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Hat Yai Junction railway station in Hat Yai City, Songkhla

South

June 9, 2025

Train Kills Two Teenage Girls at Railway Crossing in Songkhla

SONGKHLA – Two teenage girls lost their lives after being struck by an express train while crossing the tracks on a motorcycle in Chana district on Saturday evening. Fatal Accident at Unguarded Railway Crossing in Phichit Kills Five, Injures Two Police from Kuan Mit Station were alerted to the incident at 5:32 PM at a […]

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The 1st phase of high-speed rail Bangkok - Nong Khai project in Thailand.

News

April 1, 2025

Thailand to inspect Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project after building collapse scandal

BANGKOK — Thailand’s Transport Ministry has launched emergency quality checks on the Bt179 billion ($5 billion) Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project, after revelations that the same construction consortium responsible for last week’s deadly skyscraper collapse is also building critical sections of the nation’s flagship infrastructure initiative. Substandard Steel Found in Collapsed Bangkok Skyscraper, Investigation Reveals Transport […]

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