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The starting point is Thonburi’s little-known Wong Wian Yai railway station. As the funky little train leaves the station, it trundles past tiny stations, crosses canals and passes the beautiful Chinese-motif monastery, Wat Raja Oros, on the right.
Eventually, it emerges into lush countryside, and rolls past small villages, buffaloes grazing pastures, fishermen and farmers — the traditional bucolic scene which typifies rural Thailand.
The section from Ban Laem to Mae Klong (also known as Samut Songkram) is a charming journey through a quiet backwater. This train’s modest interior matches its leisurely pace.
The passengers are rural with the friendliness such settings imply. From their easy conversations, it is clear that they travel this route daily, taking fish and produce from their farms to the markets in Thonburi.
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The picture shows the Mae Klong Market viewed from the terminus station.