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🚂 Special Express No. 7 from Bangkok to Chiang Mai (8:30am-7:30pm). Three 2nd Class Daewoo carriages with air-con and reclining seats.

I will be getting off in Phitsanulok at 1:12pm. Ticket for me is 479 Baht which includes a meal.

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[2] The seats on the No.7/8 recline and there’s a reasonable amount of leg room. The drop-down table on the seat-back looks reasonably clean but I would bring soft wipes. Luggage space is adequate if your bags are not too big.

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[3] The toilets are clean enough. You have the choice between squat toilets and Western style. There’s a washbasin with a small bar of soap. There’s also a microwave where the attendant for our carriage is already warming up our meals six at a time.

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[4] Lunch is served to your seat on Special Express No.7 (Bangkok-Chiang Mai).

📌 Boiled Chicken with Turmeric
📌 Fried Mackerels in Chilli Sauce
📌 Jasmine rice
📌 Chocolate Custard Filled Bun
📌 Fried Banana Chips
📌 Drinking Water

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[5] The downside of riding in an air-conditioned carriage is that it is not so easy to take photos or videos without a reflection. The best place to shoot some video is in the toilet as it has an open window. But I cannot keep running there as people are starting to talk. 🤣🤣

[6] The toilet window. The best place to take photos from on a train with only air-conditioned carriages. 😂

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[7] Some views from the window of Special Express No. 7 going from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. Nakhon Sawan province is particularly beautiful. Just after the provincial station you pass the wetlands surrounding Bueng Boraphet.

📍MAP: maps.app.goo.gl/ejUDDjRZJF187R…

[8] I clocked the Special Express No. 7 going a top speed of 113km/hour.

We arrived in Phitsanulok ten minutes late. To get to Sukhothai I now have to take a bus.

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