Tag: Train

The MRT Yellow Line monorail being tested between Si-Nut Station to Srinakarin 38 Station

Bangkok

March 29, 2025

Bangkok Transit Slowly Returns to Normal After Devastating Quake, But Some Lines Remain Closed

BANGKOK — The rhythmic hum of electric trains returned to parts of Bangkok on Saturday morning as most of the capital’s mass transit systems gradually resumed operations following yesterday’s powerful earthquake. But for thousands of daily commuters, the return to normalcy remains incomplete, with two critical lines still shuttered for safety inspections. Signs of Life […]

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Police car Jeep in Alexandroupoli, Greece.

News

February 28, 2025

Massive protest rallies over train collision in Greece

ATHENS, Greece–Two years have passed since the tragic day of the train collision on February 28, 2023 in the Tempe Valley near the village of Evangelismos, located in the prefecture of Larissa, northeast of its capital of the same name, and which is 129 kilometers from Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki. The result of this […]

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CR300AF-0003 High Speed Train in Thailand.

News

February 4, 2025

Thai cabinet approves Korat-Nong Khai high-speed rail

The cabinet on Tuesday formally approved the second phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed train line, from Nakhon Ratchasima to Nong Khai, with an investment of about 340 billion baht. Transport Ministry rejects claims Japan not interested in high speed train project The line would link up with the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima first phase now under construction, […]

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News

December 20, 2024December 20, 2024

Thailand’s SRT to buy 182 new air-conditioned train cars for B10 billion

The board of the State Railways of Thailand (SRT) has given a greenlight to a plan to procure 182 new train carriages, including spare parts, to replace aging rolling stock, which has been in use for more than 50 years. TikToker Killed in Train Accident While Live Streaming in Ratchaburi SRT Governor Veeris Ammarapala said […]

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Rapid-transit train of State Railway of Thailand

South

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024

TikToker Killed in Train Accident While Live Streaming in Ratchaburi

In a tragic incident, the popular TikToker and English tutor Viroj Aranyakhet, lost his life after being struck by a train while live streaming near the Chulalongkorn Bridge railway station in Ratchaburi province on Wednesday. The accident has raised concerns about the dangers of distraction during live broadcasts and the risks associated with proximity to […]

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South

December 17, 2024

Train service disruption in Nakhon Si Thammarat, airport remains open

Heavy flooding of rail tracks in Nakhon Si Thammarat is disrupting train movements between Bangkok and the southernmost provinces, forcing the State Railway of Thailand to adjust its south-bound train services. Train services back to normal in southern Thailand Thursday The SRT changes to five train services bound for and from Nakhon Si Thammarat and […]

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State Railways Thailand train carriage 3rd Interior.

South

December 9, 2024

Train services back to normal in southern Thailand Thursday

All southern trains will resume normal operations on Thursday after fatal flooding in the region damaged the tracks, forcing them to terminate at Hat Yai station. Normal train service between Bangkok and Hat Yai resumes today State Railway of Thailand Governor Veeris Ammarapala announced on Monday trains will resume travelling to as far as Sungai […]

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Hat Yai Junction railway station in Hat Yai City, Songkhla

South

December 5, 2024

Normal train service between Bangkok and Hat Yai resumes today

Train services between Bangkok and Hat Yai and between Yala and Su-Ngai Kolok, which were suspended for the past week due to heavy flooding, have resumed today followingrepairs to tracks and signalling systems, the State Railways of Thailand (SRT) announced today. Severe flooding in southern Thailand claims 25 lives As for the service between Hat […]

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