Used rail carriages from Japan arriveState Railway of Thailand staff take a selfie with train carriages donated by Japan which arrived at Laem Chabang port in Chon Buri on Monday. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)Seventeen second-hand passenger train carriages donated by Japan have arrived in Thailand, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) announced on Monday. The Kiha 183 carriages, which were previously in service on Japan Railways' Hokkaido Line, arrived at Laem Chabang port in Chon Buri on Monday. The process will take at least two years, he said, adding the carriages can be used for at least another 50 years. The first lot of 10 carriages, first used on the Hamanasu line in Japan, are now currently being refurbished.

Source: Bangkok Post December 14, 2021 02:46 UTC