In October, I will be catching a train from #SingaporeToBeijing as part of my #AsiaByRail project. Here are the trains I have already bought tickets for:
🇹🇭🚂 Special Express No. 31 (Bangkok-Hat Yai). Lower berth is 1,103 baht. I will spend the night here as I want to do a side trip to Songkhla to check on the progress of the renovations of the old railway station. They are turning it into a museum. The next two days I will take local trains south with a side trip to Narathiwat. My plan is to cross the border at Tak Bai by boat. Tumpat Station is not far away on the Malaysian side.
🇲🇾🚂 Intercity ERT27 (Tumpat-JB Sentral). Lower berth is 56 ringgit.
🇲🇾🇸🇬🚂 Shuttle 81 (JB Sentral-Woodlands). Seat is 5 ringgit.
There is no railway line any more in Singapore but the former track has now been turned into a walking trail. I will walk the complete route from south to north and then board the northbound train at Woodlands. This is the official start of my Singapore to Beijing trip.
🇸🇬🇲🇾🚂 Shuttle 86 (Woodlands-JB Sentral). Seat is 17.65 ringgit.
🇲🇾🚂 Intercity ES42 (JB Sentral-Gemas). Seat is 21 ringgit.
🇲🇾🚂 ETS EG9322 (Gemas-KL Sentral). Seat is 32 ringgit.
🇲🇾🚂 ETS EP9172 (KL Sentral-Butterworth). Seat in Business Class is 156 ringgit.
At Butterworth, I will catch the ferry to Penang for a side trip. Then I will catch the Komuter train from Butterworth to Padang Besar. I can only buy this ticket on the day.
🇲🇾🇹🇭🚂 Special Express No. 46 (Padang Besar-Bangkok). Lower berth is 958 baht.
🇹🇭🚂 Special Express No. 25 (Bangkok-Nong Khai). Lower berth is 994 baht).
🇹🇭🇱🇦🚂 Rapid No. 133 (Nong Khai-Vientiane). 3rd Class is 30 baht.
After this I haven’t bought any tickets yet as they aren’t on sale yet.
* The Bangkok station I will be using for this trip is Krung Thep Aphiwat