Train travel to North back on track after derailment
The rail route connecting Bangkok to the North fully reopened Saturday morning after being closed since a cargo train derailed in Lopburi province on Friday, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) said this morning.
A cargo train heading to Lampang province derailed near Tha Khae station in Lopburi’s Muang district on Friday. The tracks were damaged but no injuries were reported.
The SRT on Friday suspended three passenger trains: two from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and one from Bangkok to Phrae. It offered refunds or rescheduled trips for ticket holders.
SRT governor Nirut Maneephan visited the site of the accident on Friday. The derailed containers were removed and the tracks repaired by midnight on Friday, he said.
All train travel between Bangkok and the North resumed as usual from Saturday morning, he said.
