BANGKOK, Sept 17 – A train bound for Bangkok from the South derailed near Hua Lamphong, the capital’s main railway station, yesterday, an accident coinciding with the first day of 45-day track maintenance shut down for the northern line between Uttaradit and Chiang Mai.
Prapat Chongsanguan, State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor, blamed it on land subsidence following a downpour which softened the soil under the track.
Four carriages skidded off the track but it did not affect SRT service as other trains could use alternative tracks.There was no report of injuries.
The latest previous train derailment in Bangkok was reported on July 1 when one carriage left the tracks about 500 metres from Yommaraj Station shortly after leaving Hua Lamphong.
The SRT yesterday suspended North-bound train services for 45 days between Sila-at station in Uttaradit and Chiang Mai, pending maintenance of 300km of track.
