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Train services from Bangkok to Hat Yai disrupted by flooding in Hat Yai

Southern train services from Bangkok to Hat Yai have been disrupted by flooding in Hat Yai, forcing all trains to stop at Kuan Niang station, according to the State Railway of Thailand.

 

Bangkok-bound services from Hat Yai are also disrupted.

 

Additionally, train services from Hat Yai to Padang Besar in Sadao district remain suspended, following December 3rdbomb attack on a freight train in Sadao district, heavily damaging the tracks. A second explosion, near the scene of the first attack last Tuesday, killed three railway employees and injured four others.

 

The SRT says that repairs to the damaged rails are still under way and passengers who want to use the train services from Hat Yai to Bangkok are being advised to check with the SRT before their journey.

 

Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service