Originally Posted by pon18n

DO NOT travel by train in Thailand. Trains are slow, delayed, dirty, disgusting, and unsafe. Foreigners often come expecting similar train services they're accustomed to, but trains in Thailand are super old. They're all still using deisel engines and the "newest" locomotive is over 20 years old. The older ones are like half a century old...

Trains also ALWAYS delays. To the point that one time where they had to close a route due to maintenance, they have to put a warning to the next station (which is now beginning of the route) to warn the passengers that trains will be ON TIME.

If you do, however, want an experience in piss reeking carriages swerving left and right blazing at 80 km/h, then expect to spend 12+ hours on what could be done in 8 by car.