Getting To/From Chumphon By Train
Chumphon railway station
Where Is Chumphon Railway Station?
Location: The railway station is in the centre of town, about 1km from our shop.
Directions: Turn right as you leave our shop and walk north to the end of Thatapao Road (about 200m). Turn left at the T-junction, along Thawisinkha Road, and continue until you reach the railway (another 200m). Turn right, parallel to the railway, and the station's about 500m along this road.
Train Timetable From Chumphon
This is just a brief summary of the trains leaving Chumphon, based on the State Railway Of Thailand's A4-sized Southern Line timetable handout dated 10th March 2006.
For more detail check the links below.
Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Departs: | To: | Type: | Train No: |
| 00:28 | Yala | RAP | 169 |
| 01:02 | Trang | EXP | 83 |
| 01:47 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | RAP | 173 |
| 03:00 | Kantang | RAP | 167 |
| 03:58 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | EXP | 85 |
| 05:52 | Surat Thani | EXP.SP.DRC | 39 |
| 05:52 | Yala | EXP.SP.DRC | 41 |
| 14:15 | Surat Thani | EXP.SP.DRC | 43 |
| 21:15 | Sungai Kolok | RAP | 171 |
| 22:30 | Butterworth | EXP.SP | 35 |
| 23:10 | Sungai Kolok | EXP.SP | 37 |
Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Departs: | To: | Type: | Train No: |
| 00:12 | Bangkok | RAP | 172 |
| 01:16 | Bangkok | EXP.SP | 38 |
| 01:50 | Bangkok | EXP.SP | 36 |
| 12:43 | Bangkok | EXP.SP.DRC | 40 |
| 19:35 | Bangkok | RAP | 174 |
| 20:15 | Bangkok | RAP | 168 |
| 20:45 | Bangkok | EXP | 86 |
| 22:15 | Bangkok | EXP.SP.DRC | 42 |
| 22:15 | Bangkok | EXP.SP | 44 |
| 22:52 | Bangkok | RAP | 170 |
| 23:45 | Bangkok | EXP | 84 |
Further Information About Train Timetables, Fares, Classes, Etc...
The official place for information is the State Railway Of Thailand website, which includes, among other things, timetable and fare information. The same timetable information can also be found in another location on that website.
(N.B. The information on the official website is likely to be out-of-date! As of 26th May 2006, the timetable on the website was a 2004 version)
For more general information try Wikitravel's notes on getting around by train or "Amazing Thailand's" railway network of thailandpage.
