To celebrate its 126th anniversary, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is inviting everyone Thais and tourists to embark on a steam-locomotive train ride from Bangkok to Ayutthaya and back.
Tickets can be reserved from today for the historic journey on March 26, SRT Foundation Day.
The state agency was created by a royal decree from King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1897.
The SRT will use two Pacific steam locomotives that were built shortly after the end of World War II and are kept at Thonburi Locomotive Depot.
Railway to celebrate royal founding with journey back in time
The trains will leave Hua Lamphong station in Bangkok at 8.10am and arrive at Ayutthaya station at 10.20am, the SRT said on its Facebook page.
Passengers will be given six hours to visit attractions in Ayutthaya province including Chao Sam Phraya National Museum, temples, and a shopping centre for local products before the train returns to Bangkok at 4.40pm.
Railway to celebrate royal founding with journey back in time
The train will stop at Samsen, Bang Sue, Laksi, Don Mueang, and Rangsit to pick up and let off passengers.
Tickets cost 290 baht per person for seats in normal carriages and 799 baht for seats in air-conditioned carriages. Tickets include snacks and drinking water.
Tickets can be reserved at any train station. For more information, contact the SRT Call Centre at 1690.
Railway to celebrate royal founding with journey back in time
The SRT offers six steam train services to mark special occasions every year:
- March 26: SRT Foundation Day, Bangkok-Ayutthaya route
- June 3: HM Queen Suthidas birthday, Bangkok-Nakhon Pathom
- July 28: HM King Maha Vajiralongkorns birthday, Bangkok-Ayutthaya
- August 12: HM Queen Sirikits birthday and National Mothers Day, Bangkok-Chachoengsao
- October 23: King Chulalongkorn Memorial Day, Bangkok-Ayutthaya
- December 5: HM King Bhumibol Adulyadejs birthday and National Fathers Day, Bangkok-Chachoengsao
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