Eastern Line (Thailand)

Eastern Line
Hua Mak Railway Station, one of some stations that can be interchanged to Airport Rail Link (Bangkok)
Overview
Owner	State Railway of Thailand
Locale	Bangkok, Chachoengsao Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Saraburi Province, Prachinburi Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Chonburi Province, and Rayong Province
Termini	Hua Lamphong Main: Ban Klong Luk Border, Ban Phlu Ta Luang, Kaeng Khoi Branch: Map Taphut, Laem Chabang Deep Sea Port, Maenam, and Lat Krabang ICD
Service
Type	Inter-city rail
Services	3: Aranyaprathet Main Line Ban Phlu Ta Luang Main Line Phra Phutthachai Line
Depot(s)	Makkasan depot
History
Opened	24 January 1907
Technical
Line length	255 km (158 mi)
Track gauge	1,000 mm

State Railway of Thailand
Eastern Line
km 0.00 Bangkok (Bangkok (Hua Lamphong)) Northern, Northeastern & Southern Lines to Bang Sue Junction 2.64 Urupong Halt 3.67 Phayathai Halt 4.59 Ratchaprarop 0km 5.17 Makkasan Mae Nam 09.87 Tha Ruea Mai 14.00 6.98 Asok Halt Mae Nam Bang Chak oil refinery 22.00 9.85 Khlong Tan 11.14 Sukhumvit 71 Halt 15.18 Hua Mak 20.87 Ban Thap Chang 23.94 Soi Wat Lan Boon 26.75 Lat Krabang 30.33 Phra Chom Klao 33.86 Inland Container Depot 30.91 Hua Takhe 39.50 Khlong Luang Phaeng 43.43 Khlong Udom Chonlajorn 46.50 Preng 51.02 Khlong Khwaeng Klan 53.99 Khlong Bang Phra 57.10 Bang Toei Halt 60.99 Chachoengsao Junction Paet Riu Halt 062.87 69.00 Wat Ko Chan Halt Don Si Non 075.97 74.53 Phrong Akat Halt Phan Thong 091.53 79.04 Bang Nam Prieo Chon Buri 107.79 85.60 Khlong Sip Kao Junction Bang Phra 121.31 Khao Phrabat Halt 125.35 115.00 Ongkharak Si Racha Junction 130.60 138.40 Wihan Daeng Phra Phutthachai Tunnel (1.197 km) Laem Chabang 139.85 149.00 Bu Yai Laem Chabang Port 162.81 Ban Phai Na Bun Junction Bang Lamung 144.08 Northeastern Line to Nong Bua Junction Pattaya 155.14 168.44 Kaeng Khoi Junction Pattaya Tai Halt 158.82 Northeastern Line to Bua Yai Junction Northeastern Line to Thanon Chira Junction Pattaya Floating Market Halt 163.28 89.42 Khlong Yi Sip Et Halt Ban Huai Khwang 168.34 93.73 Yothaka Yansangwararam 171.10 101.53 Ban Sang Suan Nong Nuch Halt 174.09 109.49 Nong Nam Khao Halt Khao Chi Chan Junction 180.00 115.28 Ban Pak Phli 121.78 Prachin Buri Ban Phlu Ta Luang 184.03 126.25 Nong Krachap Halt Jamboree 131.00 Khok Makok Sattahip Commercial Port 137.65 Prachantakham Ban Chang 192.25 143.41 Nong Saeng Map Ta Phut 200.48 146.73 Ban Dong Bang Map Ta Phut Port 148.91 Ban Nong Sriwichai Halt km 151.85 Ban Phrom Saeng 156.15 Ban Ko Daeng Halt 161.26 Kabin Buri 165.50 Kabin Kao Halt 172.71 Nong Sang 183.76 Phra Prong Halt 190.06 Ban Kaeng 195.87 Sala Lamduan Halt 202.25 Sa Kaeo 212.94 Sa Kaeo Provincial Office Halt 216.28 Tha Kasem 223.40 Huai Chot Halt 233.86 Watthana Nakhon 240.32 Ban Pong Kom Halt 245.03 Huai Dua Halt 254.50 Aranyaprathet 259.00 Ban Klong Luk Border 260.44 Thailand Cambodia border 261.20 Poipet (Cambodia) Royal Cambodian Railway to Phnom Penh km

Eastern Line is a railway line in Thailand, built and owned by State Railway of Thailand (SRT), located in Bangkok, Chachoengsao Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Saraburi Province, Prachinburi Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Chonburi Province, and Rayong Province. It is the most important freight transport line in Thailand because there are many freight trains on the line. It was opened on 24 January 1907.

There are plans to incorporate the line as part of the eastern branch line on the Kunming–Singapore railway.

Timeline

• 24 January 1907: Hua Lamphong-Chachoengsao Junction
• 1 January 1924: Chachoengsao Junction-Kabin Buri
• 8 November 1926: Kabin Buri-Aranyaprathet

In 1941, SRT had built 17-kilometer railway line into Cambodia, but five years later, that line was removed because of World War II ending. In 1953, the SRT rebuilt the 6-kilometer rail line into Cambodia upon Cambodia's request and opened it on 22 April 1955, though it was closed again in 1961 due to strained Cambodia-Thailand relations. The cross-border link between Aranyaprathet and Poipet only reopened in April 2019.

Services

The lines is divided into three main line:

• Aranyaprathet Main Line: from Bangkok to Aranyaprathet, Sa Kaeo Province (with an extension to Poipet, Cambodia)
• Ban Phlu Ta Luang Main Line: from Bangkok to Sattahip District, Chonburi Province, there is only one passenger train per day.
• Phra Phutthachai Line: shortcut linking Eastern Line and Northeastern Line (Thailand), there are only freight trains on this line, and there is one tunnel, Phra Phutthachai Tunnel.

Other branch line:

• Makkasan-Maenam
• Lat Krabang-ICD
• Sriracha Junction-Laem Chabang Deep Sea Port
• Khao Chi Chan Junction-Map Taphut

Notable railway stations

The Eastern Line begins at Bangkok before heading through Chacheongsao, Prachinburi to terminate at Aranyaprathet in Sa Kaew Province, 255 kilometers from Bangkok. There is a reopened rail link to Cambodia from Aranyaprathet. A branch line also connects Khlong Sip Kao Junction to the Northeastern Line at Kaeng Khoi Junction. At Chachoengsao Junction, there is another branch to Sattahip. Along the route to Sattahip, at Si Racha Junction, there is yet another branch towards Laem Chabang Deep Sea Port and further at Khao Chi Chan Junction for Map Ta Phut Port, in Rayong.

• Makkasan Station - the main depot of SRT (Makkasan Works)
• Hua Mak Station - Bangkok suburban station
• Hua Takhe Station - Junction for ICD.
• Chachoengsao Junction - Junction for Laem Chabang (double track opened January 2012) and Aranyaprathet Line. Main Chachoengsao station.
• Khlong Sip Kao Junction- Junction for the Aranyaprathet Line and the Cargo Link to Kaeng Khoi Junction.
• Prachin Buri Station- Main Prachin Buri Province Rail Station.
• Kabin Buri Station- Half of long-distance Aranyaprathet Line services terminate here. In Prachin Buri Province.
• Sa Kaeo Station - Main Sa Kaeo station
• Ban Klong Luk Border Station - Terminus of Aranyaprathet Main Line.
• Chonburi Station- Main Chonburi station
• Si Racha Junction - Junction for Laem Chabang Deep Sea Port.
• Pattaya Station - Railway station for Pattaya City.
• Khao Chi Chan Junction- Junction for Sattahip Commercial Port and Map Taphut Freight Line
• Ban Phlu Ta Luang Station -Terminus for current, operational, ordinary train from Bangkok.
• Map Ta Phut Station - Terminus of East Coast Line - freight trains only.

See also

• Northern Line (Thailand)
• Northeastern Line (Thailand)
• Southern Line (Thailand)
• Airport Rail Link (Bangkok)