In an attempt to celebrate unity and embrace diversity, KTMB the main railway transport provider in Malaysia and State Railway of Thailand (SRT), the national train operator in Thailand have announced an exciting and dynamic collaboration!
Direct train ride from Butterworth to Bangkok coming soon!
Just recently, the railway operators for both countries have signed an agreement, announcing that a direct train ride to Bangkok will be available soon from the Butterworth station in Penang!
Source: SRT (Facebook)
In a statement written on their Facebook post, Mr. Avirut Thongnet the Deputy Governor of SRT has attended the 42nd Joint Conference in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. During the conference, both parties have agreed on a trial run for the train service they will provide soon. This is to ensure that the services provided will run seamlessly, providing a top-notch experience to their users.
Prior to this, back in 2016, SRT has terminated daily express train services from Bangkok to Butterworth, after Malaysia extends its service to the Padang Besar station. However, plans to revive the services, taking passengers directly to Bangkok and Butterworth has been in discussion again.
With that said, passengers will soon be able to board the train in Butterworth, which will directly take them to the Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal and vice versa.
Source: SRT (Facebook)
On top of that, SRT has also announced that the proposal for the MySawasdee tourist train services to expand to Surat Thani has also been approved! However, dates on both announcements have yet to be revealed.
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