http://www.thailandbytrain.com Updates from www.thailandbytrain.com en-us Nong Khai lies at the end of the Northern arm of the North-Eastern Railway, on the border with Laos. It is a typical Thai border town: straggling along the Mekong River, it has a huge Border Market, an abundance of Backpacker Hotels and a busy river life. It is also an important gateway to Laos and most people visit Nong Khai on the way to Vientiane. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:30:00 +0000 http://www.thailandbytrain.com/Nong_Khai_2011.html A regular blog on the flooding in Bangkok and Thailand Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:15:00 +0000 http://www.thailandbytrain.com/Thailand_Floods_2011.html According to a statement from the SRT on 17th of August, a nearly full service will commence, Monday 23rd August. Fees for now will be 15 Baht for the City Line (Airport to Phyathai) and 100 Baht for the Express Line (non-stop from Airport to Makkasan). Both services will run from 6am to midnight with a train leaving every 15 minutes. Baggage check-in at Makkasan station is not yet available. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:00:00 +0000 http://www.thailandbytrain.com/index.html Yesterday I rode on the new Bangkok Airport Link for the first time, from central Bangkok to Lad Krabang station, a few minutes from the airport. The new elevated railway runs parallel with the old Eastern Railway Line from Phyathai, Central Bangkok, to Lad Krabant and then swings south into the heart of the airport. The journey took only 15 minutes. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:00:00 +0000 http://www.thailandbytrain.com/ThailandTravelBlog.php#Airport_Link A trip to the Isan Rocket Festival, Phang Khon, near Sakhon Nakhon May 01 to 02, 2010 - more like min ballistic missiles than fireworks Sat, 8 May 2010 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.thailandbytrain.com/ThailandTravelBlog.php#BangFai A new blog on Songkran Festival (13th to 15th April 2010), with material from earlier periods Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.thailandbytrain.com/ThailandTravelBlog.php#Songkran I have added new material on the early and post-WWII sections of this page. Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.thailandbytrain.com/RailHistory.html All railway timetables revised Sun, 4 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.youtube.com/user/ThailandByTrain Khao Sam Muk in Chonburi Province near Bangkok, home to troops of Macaques who climb on visiting vehicles, looking for food. Sun, 4 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.youtube.com/user/ThailandByTrain Latest SRT timetable shows 953 train terminates at Kuala Lumpur Fri, 26 Mar 2010 03:42:50 +0000 http://www.thailandbytrain.com/ThailandTravelBlog.php Added a YouTube video of a canal trip along Khlong Prawet Burirom to the piece on Khlong Suan Market Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:40:58 +0000 http://www.thailandbytrain.com/KhlongSuanMarket.html Just revamped the front page of the website to a wider format Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:17:16 +0000 http://www.thailandbytrain.com/index.html A new piece about Khlong Suan Market a pleasant day trip from Bangkok Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:15:17 +0000 http://www.thailandbytrain.com/KhlongSuanMarket.html Details of Festivals and Public Holidays for 2010. The guide will be updated as the year progresses Sat, 08 May 2010 02:42:59 +0000 http://www.thailandbytrain.com/Festivals.html I uploaded a YouTube video taken from the train accelerating through Mahachai Market(Mae Khlong - Mahachai Railway) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:42:15 +0000 http://www.thailandbytrain.com/MahachaiRailway.html