Series to use Bangkok transportation.
There are several ways to go to Suvarnabhumi airport from city area.
Taxi,Bus,Railway...
This time I choose the railway.
Information
Open time : 6:00 - 24:00
The fare between Phaya Thai and Suvarnabhumi.
SA City Line : 45B
SA Express : 90B
Duration it takes from Phaya Thai to Suvarnabhumi.
SA City Line(Local) 30 minutes
SA Express (Nonstop) 18 minutes
It is connected with BTS Phaya Thai station by passage.
The BTS station is along Phayathai Rd.
Transportation to this station is very convenient.
Let's walk to the platform of Airport Rail Link through the communication passage.
On the platform
Suvarnabhumi
Arrive at the airport.
This station is located on the ground floor of the airport facility.
Station ticket gate.
The exchange office in front of it has a reputation for good rates.
It is recommended to check here upon arrival Thailand.
City : Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand
MRT : Mass Rapid Transit
Thanks to MRT, It is very convenient to move within Bangkok city.
MRT has two operated Line that are Purple Line and Blue Line.
Passengers can transfer the Lines in Tao poon Station.
I look back on use when I stayed in 2018.
Purple Line
The line is an elevated railway connecting between Bangkok suburb and metropolitan area. So, the view from the car window can be seen.
Tao poon
This is one of the terminal station on the line.
The view towards Bangkok city from this platform is recommended.
There is Chao Phraya River pier "Wat Soi Thong" within walking distance from here. I got on the boat from the pier.
Chao Phraya River
Between Phra Nang Klao Bridge Station and Sai Ma Station.
River view for Downstream from train.
River view for Upstream from train.
Khlong Bang Phai
This is one of the terminal station on the line.
Big parking facility is at next the station. There is also train hangar.
Attention
This time, I took photos and videos on the platform and in the train.
It was a fun time and was not felt the time passage.
And a problem happened when I through the ticket gate.
An error occurred in the automatic ticket gate.
I asked to station staff, the answer is that the stay time exceeded the limit.
The limit of stay time is 2 hours. The penalty fee is 70B.
Blue Line
This line is a subway that runs through the city of Bangkok.
Hua Lamphong
This is one of the terminal station on the line.
A little walk should be needed to State Railway of Thailand.
There is Chinatown within walking distance from here.
Thailand Cultural Center
Ratchada Rot Fai Night Market is in near the station exit.
This station is crowded with tourists from the evening on.
Sukhumvit
It is near Asoke intersection on Sukhumvit Rd.
It is very crowded because there are shopping facilities such as Terminal21 around this area. About 9:00 pm, it took time to pass the ticket gate of this station.
I regretted to have got off at this station in this time span.
Chatuchak Park
It is one of the nearest station for Chatuchak Weekend Market.
A little walk should be needed to the market.
Tao poon
This is one of the terminal station on the line.
This station is only one elevated on this line.
It may be good to walk around here, Because market is available.
I will move to next destination today.
Checked out Hotel at 6 am and head to Aranyaprathet station.
The ticket window had already been queued.
The departure time is 6:40 and arrival time to Bangkok is 12:05.
The duration is estimated over 5 hours.
It is the first time such a long trip by local train in Thailand.
I am excited.
The train is already on standby from last night.
Bought a ticket and board the train.
The fare to Bangkok is 48B per person.
Got on the train
I secured a seat in the last customer car.
Judged that it was easy to see the situation of each stop station from here.
I sat on the left seat facing the direction of the train go ahead.
The reason is that the platform of this station was on the left side.
And this is a long trip, so I sit near a toilet.
I used the toilet once just before departure.
Have breakfast on the seat
I bought bread, chocolate and water at a convenience store before coming to the station. Selected satisfactory food with a small amount. It is to reduce the number of times I go to toilet. This strategy has been successful.
Train depart
The train departed on time. Goodby Aranyaprathet!
Huai Dua
This is the first stop from Aranyaprathet. The platform is on grassland.
The station has no staff and no building. Small waiting area with a roof is available.
Sa Kaeo
This is a relatively large station.
Train operating staffs are in the station.
Phra Prong
The station has no staff and no building.
One palm tree at this platfoem in grassland was impressive.
Khok Makok
The train wait the oncoming one from Bangkok at this station.
The station has staffs and building. The platform is in both side.
Prachin Buri
This is a relatively large station.
I had a impression that here was in the city area.
Nong Nam Khao
It is a place that located feels like in paddy field here. I couldn't find any buildings around this area. The station has off course no staffs and no building.
It is a paddy field to the end of the horizon.
This scenery continued for a while after the train departed.
Chachoengsao Junction
Arrived the station at 10:31 am. About 4 hours have passed since train departure at Aranyaprathet. The seat of the train got be full by passengers. The situation affected the photo taking to difficulty. The atmosphere of the city began to be felt.
The station is branch point with Sattahip Branch Line. It is the line to Pattaya. However, at this time the train for Pattaya has already passed.
Makkasan
The time is 11:50 am. The train reached the transportation area of Bangkok.
Transfer to MRT Blue Line is available from here. Bangkok terminal station is right there.
Bangkok Station
12:08, arrived the terminal station almost on time.
Great! The staffs of eastern line are excellent.
After most of the passengers get off, took video in this platform.
Trip plan was set as two days to stay in this city.
I had good time in here on my schedule.
Information
The station is located 254.5 km from Bangkok Terminal Station.
This is the terminal station of Thai Eastern Line. Here is at about 6 km distance from Cambodia-Thai Border. However, the railway track continue up to the border.
I visited here in November 2018. I saw on the net article that the international railway between Thailand and Cambodia has resumed in April 2019. I will revisit to this area someday in order to look railway's border line.
Walked from entrance in front of the station to the platform.
There are several tuktuks, motorcycles and food stalls in front of the station.
That's all. The area around the station is a very peaceful landscape with lots of vacant land. The blue sky is felt so wide.
Train arrived
No. 275 train arrived at 11:37. It is about 2 minutes delay from scheduled time. I was lucky because I expected a delay of over 30 minutes.
After arrival of the train, changing the direction of the motor unit will be carried out. This is a scene that can only be seen at the Terminal Station.
Trains for Bangkok leave in about 2 hours. During the time, Let's look around in the platform.
Walking through in the train
The number of customer car is six. The motor unit is located completely out of the platform. There is no shortage of platform length relative to the train. I feel like Thai-ness from seeing this kind of sight.
Then, get in from the first car and walk to end in the train. This train has basically three types of seats.
Seats that looks comfortable.
It seems could be recline seat. I did not check them.
It seems to be solid seat that has no function. I recognize that this is standard seats in local train of Thailand.
The seats in 6th car that is last car of the train.
There are reserve seats at the end. It is said on the board "Reserve for Monks and Novices".
Train departure
Took a position ahead of the train and wait for the departure. The train departed at 13:55 on time. The staff of this Railway Line is excellent.
Day 2
Train depart in the early morning
Visited to the station at 6:30 am. The weather is fine.
I had only one chance to taking video for morning train departure on this stay. The train left about 5 minutes behind the scheduled time.
End of the railway track on eastern line
After watching the departure train, headed for Rong Kluea Market. There is an end of the railway line in this site. That is the border between Thailand and Cambodia.
Looking the direction of Aranyaprathet station.
Looking the direction of Cambodia border.
Station for international trains.
The gate closed on the Cambodian side.
Train depart in the afternoon
This time I took video from near the railway crossing on the train heading direction. This is also near the entrance of Station One Hotel. The room rate is 900 B a night, include breakfast. FYI.
Train arrive in the evening
I wait for the No. 279 train that could not be taken video the day before. This train was delayed about 20 minutes. Unfortunately sunset has already done.
And I plan to leave for Bangkok in the early morning of the next day by this train.
State Railway of Thailand
City : Pattaya, Chon Buri Thailand
Railway line : Sattahip Branch on Eastern Line
I did not know the existence of this station.
Recently I happened to know its existence on google map.
After knowing existence, there is no reason not to go there.
Station appearance
The railway track run along with Lieb Tang Rodfai Rd.
There are no station staff.
Station platform
Go up the stairs from the road to the platform.
Train appeared
Outbound train from Bangkok has arrived.
The station one stop before is South Pattaya.
Stop time is short.
The next stop is Ban Huai Kwang station.
City : Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand
Bangkok Skytrain is operated by "Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited".
The hotel I stayed is located near Khaosan Road.
Head towards Bang Wa station on BTS Silom line from here.
As a result of research the route from google map, decided to use the ferry first.
Board the ferry at Phra Arthit pier.
Arrive at Taksin Bridge while enjoying river cruising.
Saphan Taksin Station
This station is very close from Chao Phraya River.
It is a very convenient station.
But, I have one point of caution.
The platform is two-story.
You should check the destination before getting on.
The train going to Bang Wa station is heading to the river direction.
Since then, I have taken the station name mark of the passing station.
Passing stations
I took photos the station name on the platform every time the train stopped each.
The stop time was a little, but the photos could be taken well.
Krung Thon Buri
Wongwian Yai
This is the transfer station to Mahachai Line.
The station is about 900 m from here.
Pho Nimit
Talat Phlu
Wutthakat
Bang Wa Terminal Station
The distance from Saphan Taksin to here is about 7 km.
Get off at the platform on the left in the direction of travel.
After that, the train goes into track switching work.
