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108684
Fri, 02/26/2010 - 14:40
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Train services to deep South resume after Thursday derailment in Songkhla
SONGKHLA, Feb 26 (TNA) – Rail services bound for Thailand's three southernmost provinces on Friday have resumed after railway workers recovered derailed train near Hat Yai rail junction.
The first local train of the day from at Hat Yai Junction to Sungai Kolok departed at 6.30am while a long-haul express train from Bangkok to Sungai Kolok departed Hualampong at 7am.
Reportedly passengers have thronged to Hat Yai station after one-day service suspension amid tight security.
State Railway of Thailand (SRT) southern region director Tanongsak Pongprasert said that though full rail operations have resumed, but drivers must slow down for safety when passing the accident spot.
The cost of damages from Thursday’s incident has not been assessed, he added.
The Yala-Nakhon Si Thammarat derailed in Songkhla on Thursday, injuring 21 people, including 12 passengers, six defense volunteers and three railway workers. All were reported safe.
This railway derailment is the second accident this week, following the Tuesday’s derailment of a Bangkok-Hat Yai freight train in Phattalung when four carriages left the tracks. No one was injured in the accident. (TNA)
The first local train of the day from at Hat Yai Junction to Sungai Kolok departed at 6.30am while a long-haul express train from Bangkok to Sungai Kolok departed Hualampong at 7am.
Reportedly passengers have thronged to Hat Yai station after one-day service suspension amid tight security.
State Railway of Thailand (SRT) southern region director Tanongsak Pongprasert said that though full rail operations have resumed, but drivers must slow down for safety when passing the accident spot.
The cost of damages from Thursday’s incident has not been assessed, he added.
The Yala-Nakhon Si Thammarat derailed in Songkhla on Thursday, injuring 21 people, including 12 passengers, six defense volunteers and three railway workers. All were reported safe.
This railway derailment is the second accident this week, following the Tuesday’s derailment of a Bangkok-Hat Yai freight train in Phattalung when four carriages left the tracks. No one was injured in the accident. (TNA)
