Night train route
Isan Watthana
Bangkok → Ubon Ratchathani · Thailand
Thailand’s smartest sleeper: Chinese-built berths glide out of Bangkok at dusk and wake along the Mun River in Ubon Ratchathani, deep in southern Isan.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 99.2% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 4 m); the longest stretch away from it is 4 km
- 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
Questions and answers
How long is the Isan Watthana?
The Isan Watthana runs 575 km from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani.
How long does the Isan Watthana take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 9 h 35 min for the 575 km. That is an average of 60 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Isan Watthana?
State Railway of Thailand, with CNR-built air-con sleeper rake.
How old is the Isan Watthana?
The line has been in service since 2016. 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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