Services Disrupted As Padang Besar-Hatyai Rail Line Is Struck By Homemade Bomb
Services provided by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) between Hatyai and Padang Besar were interrupted on Saturday (December 3) after the rail line was bombed by unidentified persons.
According to sources, the bombing happened close to the Khlong Ngae train station in Sadao, Thailand. They claimed that the strike, which happened at around 2 p.m., caused a cargo train coming from Hatyai to veer off course.
The approximate distance from Padang Besar to Khlong Ngae station is 23.3 kilometers.
No individual nor group has taken culpability for the blast as of yet. On the line, SRT services are still not operational.
The Bangkok Post claimed that the incident is being looked into by Thai officials. According to sources, the rail line also may need to be shut down for a number of days as repairs are made to the tracks and investigations are conducted.
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