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 Chiang Mai; the Northeastern Line, which terminates at Ubon Ratchathani and the Lao border in Nong Khai Province; the Eastern Line, which terminates at the Cambodian border in Sa Kaeo Province;, and the Southern Line, which terminates at the Malaysian border in Yala and Narathiwat Provinces.

Thailand rail system map

Current lines

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There are divided into five regional lines:

  •   Northern Line
  •   Northeastern Line
  •   Southern Line
  •   Eastern Line
  •   Maeklong Railway
Description Established Length Gauge
Bangkok - Ubon Ratchathani 1930 575 km (357 mi) Metre gauge
Bangkok - Nong Khai 1958 621 km (386 mi) Metre gauge
Nong Khai - 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

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Description Length Gauge Start Commission
Den Chai-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 ?? ??
AranyaprathetPoipet, Cambodia 6 km (3.7 mi) Meter gauge 2013(Fixed) 2015
Nam TokThanbyuzayat, Myanmar (Burma Railway) 285 km (177 mi) Meter gauge ??(Fixed) 2020

Defunct lines

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Description Established Length Gauge Cancelled
Hat YaiSongkhla 1913 30 km (19 mi) Meter gauge 1978
Nam TokThanbyuzayat, Myanmar (Burma Railway) 1944 285 km (177 mi) Meter gauge ??
BangkokSamut Prakan (Paknam Railway) 1893 21 km (13 mi) Narrow gauge 1960
Bang PhlatBang Bua Thong (Bang Bua Thong Railway) 1909 ?? Narrow gauge 1943
ChumphonKraburi (Kra Isthmus Railway) 1943 90 km (56 mi) Meter gauge 1945
Bung WaiBan Pho Mun 1930 7 km (4.3 mi) Meter gauge 1954
Nong KhaiTalat Nong Khai 1958 2 km (1.2 mi) Meter gauge 2008
Sungai GolokRantau Panjang 1921 3 km (1.9 mi) Meter gauge ??
Wongwian YaiPak Khlong San 1904 ?? Meter gauge 1961
Ban Phlu Ta LuangSattahip Port 1989 11 km (6.8 mi) Meter gauge ??
Tha RueaPhra Phutthabat (Phra Phutthabat Railway [th]) 1902 20 km (12 mi) Narrow gauge 1942[1] or 1947
PhetchaburiBang Thalu (Chao Samran beach Railway) ?? ?? Narrow gauge ??
Hua WaiTha Tako 1940 53 km (33 mi) Meter gauge 1967

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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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