Thon Buri Railway Station
The west-bank station for the Kanchanaburi trains, 07:45 and 13:55, near Siriraj Hospital, with ฿100 tickets sold on the day.
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- Siriraj, Bangkok Noi
What's near Thon Buri Railway Station
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About Thon Buri Railway Station
Thon Buri Railway Station, in Bangkok Noi on the west bank of the Chao Phraya near Siriraj Hospital, is where the trains to Kanchanaburi and the River Kwai start. It is a small local station, not one of the city's main terminals, and the Kanchanaburi line's ordinary trains leave from here, not from Hua Lamphong or Krung Thep Aphiwat.
Trains 257 and 259 leave at 07:45 and 13:55 for Kanchanaburi, the River Kwai Bridge and Nam Tok, and the trains back arrive at 09:35 and 17:40. Foreigners pay a flat ฿100 to any station on the line, Thai citizens ฿25. Tickets are sold only at the window on the day, with no reserved seats, so arrive 30 to 60 minutes early. The station also has the slow third-class trains south to Hua Hin.
The easiest way here from the east bank is the Chao Phraya Express boat to the Thonburi Railway pier, then a short walk. Coming back, Charan Sanitwong station, near MRT Bang Khun Non, is the more convenient place to leave the train for the city.
Written by Mac Kiley · Updated Oct 2026
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Siriraj, Bangkok Noi
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