List of railway lines in Thailand
Thailand has 4,431 kilometers of meter gauge railway tracks not including mass transit lines in Bangkok. All national rail services are managed by the State Railway of Thailand. The four main lines are the Northern Line, which terminates in
Narathiwat
Provinces.
Current lines
There are divided into five regional lines:
| Description | Established | Length | Gauge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bangkok - Ubon Ratchathani
|
1930 | 575 km (357 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
Bangkok - Nong Khai
|
1958 | 621 km (386 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
Thanaleng, Laos
|
2009 | 6 km (3.7 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
| Kaeng Khoi Junction - Bua Yai Junction | 1967 | 251 km (156 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
Bangkok - Chiang Mai
|
1926 | 661 km (411 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
| Ban Dara Junction - Sawankhalok | 1910 | 29 km (18 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
Bangkok - Su-ngai Kolok
|
1921 | 1,160 km (720 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
| Thon Buri - Taling Chan Junction | 1903 | 6 km (3.7 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
| Hat Yai Junction - Padang Besar, Malaysia | 1918 | 45 km (28 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
| Khao Chum Thong Junction - Nakhon Si Thammarat | 1914 | 35 km (22 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
| Thung Song Junction - Kantang | 1913 | 93 km (58 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
| Ban Thung Pho Junction - Khiri Rat Nikhom | 1956 | 31 km (19 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
| Nong Pladuk Junction - Nam Tok (Burma Railway) | 1944 | 130 km (81 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
| Nong Pladuk Junction - Suphan Buri | 1963 | 78 km (48 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
Bangkok - Aranyaprathet
|
1926 | 255 km (158 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
| Makkasan - Mae Nam | 1909 | 3 km (1.9 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
Sam Sen - Makkasan (Chitlada Triangular Junction )
|
1936 | 3 km (1.9 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
| Chachoengsao Junction - Ban Phlu Ta Luang | 1989 | 123 km (76 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
| Aranyaprathet - Poipet, Cambodia | 2019 (reopened) | 6 km (3.7 mi) | Meter gauge
| |
| Wongwian Yai-Maha Chai (Maeklong Railway) | 1904 | 33 km (21 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
| Ban Laem-Maeklong (Maeklong Railway) | 1905 | 33 km (21 mi) | Metre gauge
| |
Future lines
| Description | Length | Gauge | Start | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chiang Rai
|
325 km (202 mi) | Meter gauge
|
2014 | 2017 |
Ban Phai-Nakhon Phanom
|
368 km (229 mi) | Meter gauge
|
2015 | 2018-2019 |
Khiri Rat Nikhom-Phuket
|
300 km (190 mi) | Meter gauge
|
2016 | 2019 |
| Chumphon-Satun | ?? | Meter gauge
|
?? | ?? |
| Aranyaprathet–Poipet, Cambodia | 6 km (3.7 mi) | Meter gauge
|
2013(Fixed) | 2015 |
| ) | 285 km (177 mi) | Meter gauge
|
??(Fixed) | 2020 |
Defunct lines
| Description | Established | Length | Gauge | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hat Yai–Songkhla | 1913 | 30 km (19 mi) | Meter gauge
|
1978 |
| ) | 1944 | 285 km (177 mi) | Meter gauge
|
?? |
Samut Prakan (Paknam Railway )
|
1893 | 21 km (13 mi) | Narrow gauge
|
1960 |
Bang Bua Thong (Bang Bua Thong Railway )
|
1909 | ?? | Narrow gauge
|
1943 |
Kra Isthmus Railway )
|
1943 | 90 km (56 mi) | Meter gauge
|
1945 |
Bung Wai–Ban Pho Mun
|
1930 | 7 km (4.3 mi) | Meter gauge
|
1954 |
| Nong Khai–Talat Nong Khai | 1958 | 2 km (1.2 mi) | Meter gauge
|
2008 |
Sungai Golok–Rantau Panjang
|
1921 | 3 km (1.9 mi) | Meter gauge
|
?? |
Pak Khlong San
|
1904 | ?? | Meter gauge
|
1961 |
Sattahip Port
|
1989 | 11 km (6.8 mi) | Meter gauge
|
?? |
Phra Phutthabat (Phra Phutthabat Railway ])
|
1902 | 20 km (12 mi) | Narrow gauge
|
1942[1] or 1947 |
Bang Thalu (Chao Samran beach Railway )
|
?? | ?? | Narrow gauge
|
?? |
Tha Tako
|
1940 | 53 km (33 mi) | Meter gauge
|
1967 |
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Railway lines in Thailand.
- State Railway of Thailand
- Rail transport in Thailand
- Transport in Thailand
- Burma Railway also known as Death Railway, Thailand–Burma Railway
References
- ^ สุนันทา เจริญปัญญายิ่ง. "ทางรถไฟสายท่าเรือ–พระพุทธบาท". สถาบันการขนส่ง จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย (in Thai). Chulalongkorn University. Retrieved 2018-11-03.Archived 2019-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
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