Greater Bangkok Commuter rail

Greater Bangkok Commuter rail

Commuter rail at Hua Lamphong Railway Station
Overview
Owner	State Railway of Thailand
Locale	Bangkok Metropolitan Region and adjacent provinces
Transit type	Commuter rail
Number of lines	5 Lopburi Line Kaeng Khoi Line Prachinburi Line Ratchaburi Line Suphanburi Line
Operation
Operator(s)	State Railway of Thailand
Technical
System length	623 km (387 mi)
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Electrification	None use diesel locomotive or diesel multiple unit

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Greater Bangkok Commuter rail is a commuter rail system in Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Saraburi Province, Lopburi Province, Suphan Buri Province, Ratchaburi Province, Chacheongsao Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Prachinburi Province, and Samut Songkhram Province. It runs from and to the outskirts of the city during the rush hour, and passenger numbers have high. It is operated by State Railway of Thailand (SRT) that also operates inter-city rail. Commuter rail services always have number 3xx. Most of the system are double track.

(Class 158 Express Sprinter)

The Maeklong Railway (also known as the Mae Klong Railway) is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) (Metre gauge) railway that runs for nearly 67 kilometres (42 mi) between Wongwian Yai, Bangkok, and Samut Songkhram in Central Thailand. The line consist of two sections: the eastern Mahachai Line, which runs between Samut Sakhon and Wongwian Yai with 18 stations; and the Ban Laem Line, which runs between Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram with 15 stations. The two stretches are separated by the Tha Chin River at Samut Sakhon. The only way to connect between the stations on the opposite sides of the river is by boat.