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 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 Metre gauge Bangkok - Nong Khai 1958 Metre gauge Nong Khai - Thanaleng, Laos 2009 Metre gauge Kaeng Khoi Junction - Bua Yai Junction 1967 Metre gauge Bangkok - Chiang Mai 1926 Metre gauge Ban Dara Junction - Sawankhalok 1910 Metre gauge Bangkok - Su-ngai Kolok 1921 Metre gauge Thon Buri - Taling Chan Junction 1903 Metre gauge Hat Yai Junction - Padang Besar, Malaysia 1918 Metre gauge Khao Chum Thong Junction - Nakhon Si Thammarat 1914 Metre gauge Thung Song Junction - Kantang 1913 Metre gauge Ban Thung Pho Junction - Khiri Rat Nikhom 1956 Metre gauge Nong Pladuk Junction - Nam Tok (Burma Railway) 1944 Metre gauge Nong Pladuk Junction - Suphan Buri 1963 Metre gauge Bangkok - Aranyaprathet 1926 Metre gauge Makkasan - Mae Nam 1909 Metre gauge Sam Sen - Makkasan (Chitlada Triangular Junction) 1936 Metre gauge Chachoengsao Junction - Ban Phlu Ta Luang 1989 Metre gaugeAranyaprathet - Poipet, Cambodia2019 (reopened)Meter gauge Wongwian Yai-Maha Chai (Maeklong Railway) 1904 Metre gauge Ban Laem-Maeklong (Maeklong Railway) 1905 Metre gauge
Future lines Description Length Gauge Start Commission Den Chai-Chiang Rai Meter gauge 2014 2017 Ban Phai-Nakhon Phanom Meter gauge 2015 2018-2019 Khiri Rat Nikhom-Phuket Meter gauge 2016 2019 Chumphon-Satun ?? Meter gauge ?? ?? Aranyaprathet–Poipet, Cambodia Meter gauge 2013(Fixed) 2015 Nam Tok–Thanbyuzayat, Myanmar (Burma Railway) Meter gauge ??(Fixed) 2020
Defunct lines Description Established Length Gauge Cancelled Hat Yai–Songkhla 1913 Meter gauge 1978 Nam Tok–Thanbyuzayat, Myanmar (Burma Railway) 1944 Meter gauge ?? Bangkok–Samut Prakan (Paknam Railway) 1893 Narrow gauge 1960 Bang Phlat–Bang Bua Thong (Bang Bua Thong Railway) 1909 ?? Narrow gauge 1943 Chumphon–Kraburi (Kra Isthmus Railway) 1943 Meter gauge 1945 Bung Wai–Ban Pho Mun 1930 Meter gauge 1954 Nong Khai–Talat Nong Khai 1958 Meter gauge 2008 Sungai Golok–Rantau Panjang 1921 Meter gauge ?? Wongwian Yai–Pak Khlong San 1904 ?? Meter gauge 1961 Ban Phlu Ta Luang–Sattahip Port 1989 Meter gauge ?? Tha Ruea–Phra Phutthabat () 1902 Narrow gauge 1942 or 1947 Phetchaburi–Bang Thalu (Chao Samran beach Railway) ?? ?? Narrow gauge ?? Hua Wai–Tha Tako 1940 Meter gauge 1967
See also
State Railway of Thailand Rail transport in Thailand Transport in Thailand Burma Railway also known as Death Railway, Thailand–Burma Railway
References
External links High speed rail system in Thailand