{"id":8184,"date":"2025-06-05T17:31:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T09:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/?p=8184"},"modified":"2025-09-02T16:57:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T08:57:30","slug":"kuala-lumpur-bangkok-train-service-to-be-revived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/kuala-lumpur-bangkok-train-service-to-be-revived\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuala Lumpur \u2013 Bangkok Train Service to be Revived"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-1170x878.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Class_93-2_Kampar,_Perak,_Malaysia.jpg\">Hiroki.loh.st<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Forget flying, soon you\u2019ll be able to ride rail all the way to Thailand in style!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier on May 3, Transport Minister Anthony Loke announced that direct train service between Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok would be revived, with a three-month preparation period announced as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If implemented, this will no doubt the fan the tourism love affair between the two countries. In the past year ending April, Malaysian tourists to Thailand reached 1.23 million, just a stone\u2019s throw away from top tourist China\u2019s 1.38 million visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before jumping on that train, make sure to fill in the newly-mandatory <a href=\"https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/thailand-digital-arrival-card\/\">Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC)<\/a> for tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And once you arrive, don\u2019t forget to get some of these <a href=\"https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/must-buy-thai-snacks-and-cosmetics\/\">famous Thai snacks and cosmetics<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>FMT &#8211; KL-Bangkok rail service to be revived, says Loke<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freemalaysiatoday.com\/category\/nation\/2025\/05\/03\/kl-bangkok-rail-service-to-be-revived-says-loke\">https:\/\/www.freemalaysiatoday.com\/category\/nation\/2025\/05\/03\/kl-bangkok-rail-service-to-be-revived-says-loke<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forget flying, soon you\u2019ll be able to ride rail all the way to Thailand in style! Earlier on May 3,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,251,250],"tags":[352,259,353],"class_list":["post-8184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-airline-news","category-international","category-malaysia","tag-bangkok","tag-kuala-lumpur","tag-train"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia.jpg",1280,960,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-300x225.jpg",300,225,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-768x576.jpg",768,576,true],"large":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-1024x768.jpg",1024,768,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia.jpg",1280,960,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia.jpg",1280,960,false],"penci-recipe-1200x1200":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-1200x960.jpg",1200,960,true],"penci-recipe-1200x900":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-1200x900.jpg",1200,900,true],"penci-recipe-1200x675":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-1200x675.jpg",1200,675,true],"penci-single-full":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia.jpg",1280,960,false],"penci-slider-full-thumb":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-1280x800.jpg",1280,800,true],"penci-full-thumb":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-1170x878.jpg",1170,878,true],"penci-slider-thumb":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-1170x663.jpg",1170,663,true],"penci-magazine-slider":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-780x516.jpg",780,516,true],"penci-thumb":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-585x390.jpg",585,390,true],"penci-masonry-thumb":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-585x439.jpg",585,439,true],"penci-thumb-square":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-585x585.jpg",585,585,true],"penci-thumb-vertical":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-480x650.jpg",480,650,true],"penci-thumb-small":["https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Class_93-2_Kampar_Perak_Malaysia-263x175.jpg",263,175,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Wei Yip","author_link":"https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/author\/weiyip\/"},"uagb_comment_info":3,"uagb_excerpt":"Forget flying, soon you\u2019ll be able to ride rail all the way to Thailand in style! 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