3. Klasse war ein Erlebnis für sich! Mit offenem Fenster und Ventilatoren an der Decke lässt es sich aushalten. Auch, dass ab und an ein paar Sitzkissen abgebrochen sind gehört zum charm der 3. Klasse. Außerdem hat jedes Ticket einen festen Sitzplatz, sodass man sich keine Sorge über einen Stehplatz machen muss. Wir sind zwar pünktlich abgefahren aber 40min später angekommen. Aufgefallen ist das aber nicht.
Touris werden sogar kurz vor dem Ausstieg darauf hingewiesen, dass sie aussteigen müssen - ansonsten gibt es keine Durchsage.
Where to begin? Rather than flying, we wanted to see more of thailand, so went to Phitsanulok by train and onto Sukhothai via taxi (about 700baht). The train journey was "memorable". 4.5hrs from Bangkok, stopped countless times, 2nd class was basic and rickety even by UK Northern Rail standards, and the onward journey to chiang mai is a further 6hrs. But still don't regret it, and if you have an element of adventure about you, worth trying. Was lucky that we ended up in Phitsanulok during the flower festival. The night market was great, and where else can you get an hours foot or body massage for 130baht. Exchange your money before you get here and expect there to be none of the usual "tourist things" here.
Food stalls available inside at area B (maybe others too I didn't see). Best to have the Thai pay app as a lot only take QR code, but we found some bao buns and fruit sellers that took cash. Plenty of toilets though no paper. Boarding system efficient with QR code tickets.
Everything went well except the train was one hour late.
曼谷 到 彭世洛府, 火車 #51 2nd Class Fan seats only, Thai Railway (การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย), 2024年1月3日
MP
Mezzoforte P
The train was filthy and had roaches moving all over, I was uncomfortable sitting there however it got me to where I needed to be and that's all that matters.