Thread: Thailand : Train Derailments

Tourists injured in Thailand train accident
Jul 17

BANGKOK (AP) -- A passenger train derailed on old tracks in the mountains of northern Thailand early Wednesday, slightly injuring at least 30 passengers, mostly foreign tourists. It was the second derailment on the popular route in a month.

The overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai skidded off the tracks and seven out of 10 carriages flipped onto their sides, State Railway of Thailand governor Prapas Jongsanguan said. The accident occurred in Phrae province's Denchai district.

Railway authorities believed the accident was caused by old tracks that were scheduled for repair.

"From an initial investigation, the train was traveling under its limit, but the tracks at that stretch were old and in poor condition. The last carriage, therefore, skidded and brought down other cars," Prapas told The Associated Press on the phone.

Prapas said one passenger was seriously injured. The rest suffered minor injuries and were provided free transport to their destinations.

The Bangkok-Chiang Mai train is popular among foreign tourists. A Bangkok-bound train from Chiang Mai derailed early this month, but no one was injured.

Train service heading north on the route was expected to resume later Wednesday after the wreckage was cleared.

ap.org

Foreign tourists injured in northern Thailand train accident
Jul 17, 2013


The bottom part of a car of a passenger train sits off the track after being deralied on July 1, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. Another derailment on Wednesday injured at least 30 passengers, mostly foreign tourists, when the overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai skidded off the tracks in Phrae province.
FILE PHOTO: AP

BANGKOK (AP) - Authorities say at least 30 passengers, mostly foreign tourists, were slightly injured when a train derailed in the mountains of northern Thailand.

It was the second derailment on the same route in a month.

State Railway of Thailand governor Prapas Jongsanguan said the overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai skidded off the tracks early on Wednesday in Phrae province. Seven out of 10 carriages flipped onto their sides.

Railway authorities believe the accident was caused by old tracks that were scheduled for repair.

straitstimes.com

This restores my faith in Thai railways. I'm suspicious of perfect records.

It was on Al Jareeza news today,the Bangkok to Chang Mai derailed.

Kiwi injured in Thailand train crash
Thu, 18 Jul 2013


Tourists walk past the derailed train
(AAP)

A New Zealander is among the injured after an overnight sleeper train derailed in northern Thailand.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade was unable to confirm the age or gender of the person, but the BangkokPost reports it was a 22-year-old woman.

She was among around 30 people hurt when the Bangkok to Chiang Mai express service came off the tracks.

MFAT says the tourist was treated in hospital for minor injuries then discharged.

It's thought those hurt were mostly foreign tourists, who received only minor injuries.

Three hundred passengers were onboard the overnight train, which derailed on old tracks in the mountains. It was the second derailment on the popular route in a month.

The train skidded off the tracks and seven out of 10 carriages flipped onto their sides, State Railway of Thailand governor Prapas Jongsanguan said.

The accident occurred early Wednesday (local time) in Phrae province's Denchai district.

Railway authorities believed the accident was caused by old tracks that were scheduled for repair.

"From an initial investigation, the train was travelling under its limit, but the tracks at that stretch were old and in poor condition. The last carriage, therefore, skidded and brought down other cars," Prapas told The Associated Press on the phone.

Prapas said one passenger was seriously injured. The rest suffered minor injuries and were provided free transport to their destinations.

The Bangkok-Chiang Mai train is popular among foreign tourists. A Bangkok-bound train from Chiang Mai derailed early this month, but no one was injured.

Train service heading north on the route was expected to resume later Wednesday after the wreckage was cleared.

3news.co.nz

Thailand train derailment injures 30; damaged tracks blamed

BANGKOK, July 17 (UPI) -- Damaged railroad tracks caused a derailment in Thailand Wednesday that injured 30 passengers, four seriously, the governor of the state railway said.

State Railway of Thailand governor Prapat Chongsanguen discounted human error in the accident, which occurred in Phrae province between the towns of Pak Pan and Kaeng Luang. Seven of the 10 cars of the Bangkok-Chang Mai overnight express train derailed, the Bangkok post reported.

The railway released the names of 23 of the injured passengers, and the newspaper noted only 5 were Thais, the rest from other countries. The newspaper added the train is popular with tourists visiting Chang Mai.

upi.com

UTTARADIT : -- Six carriages of a Chiang Mai-bound express train derailed early yesterday in an over-100-year-old tunnel in Uttaradit's Muang district. No injuries were reported.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/loca...ls-second-time


The train left Bangkok on Friday night with 415 passengers, many of whom were foreign tourists. It derailed at around 3am yesterday in the 382-metre-long Khao Pleung tunnel, located between Ban Pang Ton Phueng in Uttaradit and Huai Rai Station in Den Chai, Phrae.

The six carriages ended up leaning against the tunnel wall; however, its five leading carriages were undamaged and able to resume their journey to Den Chai. The affected passengers were transported by rail trolleys to Sila-at Station, where 15 buses took them to Chiang Mai and other destinations. The derailment caused Bangkok- and Chiang Mai-bound train services to be suspended for hours to allow for track repairs.


-- The Nation 2013-08-04

Good that there were no injuries

Northern derailment third in a month

Published: 17 Aug 2013 at 12.41Online news: Local News
A Bangkok-Chiang Mai special express train derailed in Lampang on Friday evening, closing the State Railway of Thailand tracks until Saturday morning.

The incident in Hang Chat district was the third derailment on the northern line in the past month and the ninth for the SRT this year. No one was injured.
The incident in Lampang occurred around 7pm Friday when the left wheels of the 12-carriage train's sixth carriage went off the tracks, causing damages to more than 100 sleepers over a distance of 500 metres.

Around 300 passengers, 80% of them are foreigners, had to wait for three hours until the SRT could move everyone into the first five carriages to continue their journey north.

The SRT finally resumed normal service at 9.30am on Saturday.

The northern line was the scene of another derailment on Aug 2, when a northbound train went off the rails in a tunnel in Uttaradit.

Earlier, on July 13, the overnight express train derailed in Den Chai district of Phrae. The train was carrying 290 passengers, many of whom were foreign tourists. Thirty were injured, five of them seriously.
SRT train goes off rails in Lampang | Bangkok Post: news

I took that train about 6 yrs ago and at about 3am it slipped the tracks in a station near lampang. No overturned cars and it was nearly stopped when it happened. I didn't even feel it but we had to get off and bus it the rest of the way. They had buses there immediately, so it must happen a lot.

Around 300 passengers, 80% of them are foreigners, had to wait for three hours until the SRT could move everyone into the first five carriages to continue their journey north.

The kind of incident that makes a holiday memorable?