webfact Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Train service to South partly resumes today BANGKOK: -- The State Railways of Thailand today partly resumed train services to the flood-stricken southern provinces after the damaged rail section in Bang Saphan district of Prachuap Khiri Khan was completely repaired. However all south-bound trains from Bangkok could only run to Thung Song railway station in Nakhon Si Thammarat after all were stranded at Hua Hin and Prachuap Khiri Khan stations following the damage of the track by flashflood in Bang Saphan district early this week. The SRT said the damaged section of the rail line between Bang Saphan Yai and Chamuang was restored back to normal last night, and south-bound train service has resumed partly. Departure trips from Bangkok are: 1. Train No 43 (Bangkok- Surat Thani). 2. Train No 261 (Bangkok-Hua Hin. 3. Train No 171 (Bangkok-Sungai Kolok) 4. Train No 255 (Thonburi-Lang Suan). 5. Train No 251 (Thonburi-Prachuap Khiri Khan). 6. Train No 173 (Bangkok-Nakhon Si Thammarat). 7. Train No 167 (Bangkok-Kantang) 8. Train No 83 (Bangkok-Trang) 9. Train No 85 (Bangkok-Nakhon Si Thammarat). 10. Train No 39 (Bangkok-Surat Thani). 11. Train No 41 (Bangkok-Yala). Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/train-service-south-partly-resumes-today/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-01-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePai Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Maybe it's leaning like that because it's going round a curve ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Thailand has a ways to go to restore a decent train system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Quick Somchai, hide the Sellotape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Nothing a few pebbles can fix.. Sod the stability of the track after the torrents washed away most of the soil beneath it. :> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 4 minutes ago, kotsak said: Nothing a few pebbles can fix.. Sod the stability of the track after the torrents washed away most of the soil beneath it. :> Is that intended to be a joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiSoLowSoNoSo Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Hope their much talked about Chinese High speed train will have a better track to run on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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