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State Railway of Thailand THN

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Japan Transport Engineering Company· from 1983· passenger train used in Thailand

🚆 multiple unit diesel ✓ in service
State Railway of Thailand THN, photo 1 of 4
1/4 Suikotei· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The THN is a 3rd class fan only Diesel Multiple Unit operated by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) on all railway lines, including the Wongwian Yai-Mahachai portion of the Maeklong Railway.

base stats

  • speed 105 km/htop speed
  • power 175 kWpower output
  • built 40made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • First built 43 years ago, in 1983.
  • Still in service after 43 years.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
1983
in service from
1983
status
in service
number built
40
kind
Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU)
traction
diesel
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Japan Transport Engineering Company, Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo
top speed
105 km/h
power
175 kW
gauge
1,000 mm metre gauge

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q141274565, Wikipedia: State Railway of Thailand THN (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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