Classic route
Eastern Line
Bangkok → Aranyaprathet · Thailand
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Bargain 3rd-class ordinary trains rattle to the frontier at Ban Khlong Luek. Thailand’s rail gateway to Cambodia and Angkor.
Stations
- 3 kmHua Mak
- 9 kmBan Thap Chang
- 12 kmSoi Wat Lan Boon
- 15 kmLat Krabang
- 18 kmPhra Chom Klao
- 19 kmHua Takhe
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- 27 kmKhlong Luang Phaeng
- 31 kmKhlong Udom Chonlajorn
- 34 kmPreng
- 39 kmKhlong Kwaeng Klan
- 41 kmKhlong Bang Phra
- 44 kmBang Toey
- 49 kmChachoengsao Junction
- 67 kmBang Nam Priao
- 74 kmKhlong Sip Kao Junction
- 77 kmKlong Yi Sib Et
- 82 kmYothaka
- 90 kmBan Sang
- 98 kmNong Nam Khao
- 103 kmBan Pak Phli
- 114 kmNong Krachap
- 119 kmKhok Makok
- 126 kmPrachantakham
- 131 kmNong Seang
- 135 kmBan Dong Bang
- 140 kmBan Phrom Saeng
- 144 kmBan Ko Deang
- 149 kmKabin Buri
- 154 kmKabin Kao
- 161 kmNong Sang
- 172 kmPhra Prong
- 178 kmBan Kaeng
- 184 kmSala Lamduan
- 193 kmSa Kaeo
- 242 kmAranyaprathet
The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1820706 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: State Railway of Thailand — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Eastern Line?
The Eastern Line runs 255 km from Bangkok to Aranyaprathet.
How long does the Eastern Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 5 h 15 min for the 255 km. That is an average of 49 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.
Who runs the Eastern Line?
State Railway of Thailand, with SRT THN railcar.
How old is the Eastern Line?
The line has been in service since 1926. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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