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South trains partly resume services Saturday

Train services from Lang Suan railway station in the southern province of Chumphon to Bangkok resumed Saturday, and the State Railways of Thailand (SRT) is optimistic that full service throughout the south resumeMonday, SRT governor Yuthana Thapcharoen... ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Sat, Sep 13 2008

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25 Feb 07 visit A bus journey in southern Thailand continued  »  YouTube videoOn the bus between Lang Suan and Surat Thani in southern Thailand with Kan. Great views because we were in the very front, it being full at the back. Lang Suan Thailand bus journey Kan
14 Sep 08 visit SRT: All southern trains will resume by Monday  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Governor Yuthana Thapcharoen insisted all southern train services will resume normal operation on Monday, and the SRT has prepared a contingency plan to deal with its labour strike in the future.
30 Oct 09 visit All southern train services running  »  Bangkok Post South-bound trains have resumed full services on Friday after the Hat Yai railway staff and union members agreed to end their two-week strike.
20 Oct 09 visit Yutthana: Resume train services first  »  Bangkok Post Rail unionists must resume train services before they can open talks with SRT management, State Railway of Thailand governor Yutthana Thapcharoen said on Tuesday.
18 Oct 09 visit South-bound trains stops in Chumphon  »  Bangkok Post The Bangkok - Trang train abruptly stopped at Lamae railway station in Chumphon province on Sunday morning and about 2,000 passengers were told to get off, a State Railway of Thailand source said.
29 Oct 09 visit Train services in far South resume  »  Bangkok Post The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has resumed train services in the three southernmost border provinces, which had been halted for nearly two weeks by strike action.

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