Are The Railways Running Again?

[Flatouthruthefog]

Does anyone know?

Some shelves are empty and all retailers blame the rail service from Bkk being stopped for 3 weeks.

Is all well now?

[LuckyLew]

NO all is not well with the trains

Just saw on news that train service to CM is running as usual

but trains from Bkk-Hua-lumpong to the south are not leaving from Bkk now

They are leaving from Nakom Pathom (sp??)

Passengers are being taken by bus from Hua-lumpong to Nakom Pathom

where they start their us trip.

[wolfmuc]

c&p from Thailand Live 1 November 2011 page 3:

State Railway Halts Service in Western BKK

The State Railway of Thailand halts service in some parts of Bangkok due to the rising flood water levels.

State Railway of Thailand Governor Yutthana Thapchareon revealed that the state railway has decided to stop service in flooded areas, especially in western Bangkok, adding that flood levels along the rail tracks from Bang Sue to Bang Bumru stations and Salaya to Ngew Lai Temple stations are at 51 centimeters.

He revealed that the service being offered to passengers include only five routes to the South.

The governor said the platform for the southern line has been relocated to Nakhon Pathom station.

For those who live in Bangkok and want to travel to the South, the governor said shuttle bus service will be provided to take them from Hua Lumphong and Thonburi stations to Nakhon Pathom station.

Regarding the northern line, the governor added the state railway has resumed the Bangkok-Chiang Mai route.

The service is available everyday and departs from Bangkok to Chiang Mai at 6.10 P.M. and leaves from Chiang Mai to Bangkok at 5.55 P.M.

-- Tan Network 2011-11-01

[asanee]

THINK-goods tipically do not come in passenger trains, but in Thaild by truck. That rails are swamped at some places has not much to do with empty shelves-that is more of drowned factories. The SRT only does oil tank-wagons and containers.

The SRT in fact does commendably good job in keeping SOME=not all trains running, as far and as long as is possible. From BKK to Isan and now also North is REROUTE via a goods-onlu spur-klong 19, then onto the main line, to CMai that means 2 reversals. Thus the trip takes even much longer as it did-and only a few trtrains run, and of course not on time.

All this and the other response is at least 2x postd on the general floods long thread

However, their info is mainly/only in Thai (on the website railway.co.th) and passsengers have to fend most for themselves-as farang want to know each and any thing. The Thai just see how it runs.