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Maeklong railway market.
The groving market captured all around. Even the railway.
One of the bigges fresh sea food market in Thailand.
But! Six times a day the railway comes back. Ban Laem - Maeklong train passes this place.
The market swiftly hides for 2-3 minutes.
But comes back much faster.
Maeklong station. Ticket desk and room for waiting.
Maeklong - Ban Laem train.
Departure of train #4386. Maeklong - Ban Laem.
There is also market right on the station.
Some train pictures by the tourists.
Average speed on the market - 10 km/h.
Only in the last part of the market speed grows up to 20 km/h.
Second class car. There is no first class cars on Maeklong - Ban Laem line.
Maeklong - Ban Laem stretch. Average speed - 20 km/h.
Sometimes in the water.
Meanwhile, Thailand is preparing to the main celebration in the country. 86 anniversary of His Magesty The King.
Train arrives to Ban Laem station.
The river Maha Chai splits Ban Laem and Maha Chai stations. The river must be crossed by the boat.
And then, you have to find train station in the depth of the market.
The train goes much faster on the Maha Chai - Wongwin Yai (Bangkok) stretch.
There is only one track at this line with a few double-track sections.
There is metre gauge at this line and semaphores.
Wongwian Yai - terminal station in Bangkok.
SFM NKF Train at the Wongwian Yai station.
Wongwian Yai station. Ticket desk and waiting room.