Current Status
The number of rakes across the Border for International Express had been reduced from 3-4 second class carriages to 2 second class carriages due to poor demands caused by poor track condiction from Thung Song Junction (km 773 from Hua Lamphong) to Hat Yai (km 941 from Hua Lamphong) which compelled SRT to reschedule International Express No. 36, reaching Bangkok very late instead of in the Morning.
SRT is starting to rehabilitate the track from Thung Song Junction (km 773 from Hua Lamphong) to Ban Ton Done (km 872 from Hua Lamphong - 10 km South of Phatthalung station) by putting concrete sleepers for 100 Lb/yard steel rails along the line from Khao Chumthong Junction (km 797 from Hua Lamphong) to Phatthalung (km 862 from Hua Lamphong). There is a hope that SRT could restore the old schedule after finishing track rehabilitation of the Southern line to allow faster trains on the Southern lines.
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