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.
Current lines
editThere are divided into five regional lines:
Future lines
edit| 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 | ?? | ?? |
| Aranyaprathet–Poipet, Cambodia | 6 km (3.7 mi) | Meter gauge | 2013(Fixed) | 2015 |
| Nam Tok–Thanbyuzayat, Myanmar (Burma Railway) | 285 km (177 mi) | Meter gauge | ??(Fixed) | 2020 |
Defunct lines
edit| Description | Established | Length | Gauge | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hat Yai–Songkhla | 1913 | 30 km (19 mi) | Meter gauge | 1978 |
| Nam Tok–Thanbyuzayat, Myanmar (Burma Railway) | 1944 | 285 km (177 mi) | Meter gauge | ?? |
| Bangkok–Samut Prakan (Paknam Railway) | 1893 | 21 km (13 mi) | Narrow gauge | 1960 |
| Bang Phlat–Bang Bua Thong (Bang Bua Thong Railway) | 1909 | ?? | Narrow gauge | 1943 |
| Chumphon–Kraburi (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 | ?? |
| Wongwian Yai–Pak Khlong San | 1904 | ?? | Meter gauge | 1961 |
| Ban Phlu Ta Luang–Sattahip Port | 1989 | 11 km (6.8 mi) | Meter gauge | ?? |
| Tha Ruea–Phra Phutthabat (Phra Phutthabat Railway) | 1902 | 20 km (12 mi) | Narrow gauge | 1942[1] or 1947 |
| Phetchaburi–Bang Thalu (Chao Samran beach Railway) | ?? | ?? | Narrow gauge | ?? |
| Hua Wai–Tha Tako | 1940 | 53 km (33 mi) | Meter gauge | 1967 |
See also
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- State Railway of Thailand
- Rail transport in Thailand
- Transport in Thailand
- Burma Railway also known as Death Railway, Thailand–Burma Railway
References
edit- ^ สุนันทา เจริญปัญญายิ่ง. "ทางรถไฟสายท่าเรือ–พระพุทธบาท". สถาบันการขนส่ง จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย (in Thai). Chulalongkorn University. Retrieved 2018-11-03.Archived 2019-06-17 at the Wayback Machine