State Railway of Thailand | Walking on the tracks | Doors won't close | 150 yen?!

我、タイ国鉄に乗る。
　
仏像の頭が落とされた遺跡、アユタヤに行く。
ドアの閉まらない列車。
直角の座席。
もちろんエアコンはなくて扇風機。
　
下調べ30分。無事につけるのか....

To Ayutthaya

7:30 AM. I boarded a crowded train, heading for the national railway station.

ギュウギュウ

My luck ran out because I hadn't checked the schedule, and I arrived at 8:30.
The train—it leaves at 10:00. A surprise hour-and-a-half wait (lol)

"I guess I should have checked earlier," I laughed.

Well, why don't I explore what the State Railway of Thailand has to offer!!

But first, I have to start by finding a ticket!

The ticket machine is broken, so where are the tickets???

Alright.
I have no idea...

So, I asked a security guard about the tickets.
Then, I headed in the direction they pointed.

Found it!!

Temporary system failure, In the process of being resolved.

It's broken too (lol)

So, as I was exploring again...

There it is!!

It was a luggage counter....
I am not luggage, so that's not it...

Frustrating. I thought this was it...

Third time's the charm!! This one says "Tickets," so surely this time...

It was the ticket counter!!!
The price was 150 yen

So cheap!! (lol)

I managed to buy the ticket safely!!
Departure is at 10:00, so I have an hour and a half until then to observe people and animals.

Before that, it's time for dog watching.
There are dogs everywhere in Thailand.
They look like they're relaxing comfortably in the shade (#^.^#)

Wait, there are birds too.
It's scorching hot today, so under the roof...

I wonder if it's cool over there?

Walking across the tracks??!!

Technically, there's a wall higher than waist-level between the station and the road, so it's not a place for crossing. Besides, if you go to the end of the station, there's no wall and a path is built, so there's no need to go through here, but
the majority of people come and go from here (lol)

I love this spirit of taking shortcuts (lol)

A monk calls a security guard and entrusts him with his luggage.
The security guard hurriedly takes the luggage and carries it to the train.

The monk seemed to have trouble walking, but the security guard carried it very respectfully. In Thailand, monks are special beings.
I saw the culture in that split-second action of the security guard.

Someone is sleeping on a bench at a Thai station,
someone is walking around selling Thai tea,
someone is sitting on the lawn gnawing on corn,
and there's even a monk playing with a child.

The train doors, of course, don't close.

If you walk through the train, there are people selling water, people handing out snacks, and people collecting trash.
After passing a few stations, the vendors got off.
When it's lunchtime, they sell things like gaprao rice or fried rice.
They also sell drinks, keeping them cold with ice in cooler bags.

I wonder how many kilometers that actually is.

Thai people are so resilient.

The "railway" isn't just a means of transportation; it's a place where people work and live.

Discoveries like that are the real thrill of local travel.

The morning station is alive.

It takes about an hour and a half to Ayutthaya. The ruins of the royal capital await.
But this time is also part of the journey itself.

Next time, arriving in Ayutthaya!! But there are no boats and I can't cross the river...

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