The State Railway of Thailand has repaired the damaged rail track and will resume train services to the far South on Monday. The suspension of the train services followed the deadly bomb attack on a Sungai Kolok-Bangkok train at the Ban Nikhom Khok Pho in Pattani’s Khok Pho district on the evening of Sept 3. In Pattani, security has been beefed up at Khok Pho railway station in Pattani ahead of the resumption of train services on Monday. Kholeeyoh Halee, a resident of Khok Pho district and a regular train passenger, expressed delight after hearing that the train services would return to normal. The bomb attack on the rail track had adversely affected passengers, particularly low-income people using the train services.

Source: Bangkok Post September 11, 2016 12:00 UTC