Maeklong Railway Market

The Maeklong Railway Market stretches along active train tracks where vendors display fresh produce, seafood, meat, and local products on both sides.

Since 1905, this marketplace has operated continuously alongside the railway line that connects Bangkok to the coastal province of Samut Songkhram.

The vendors demonstrate their daily routines by swiftly folding their awnings and moving goods when trains approach, resuming business immediately after passage.

Trains pass through the market eight times daily, with vendors receiving advance warning through bells and horns to clear their merchandise.

The narrow railway corridor transforms from a commercial space to a transit route within minutes as merchants retract their displays for passing trains.

Location: Samut Songkhram

Website: https://tourismthailand.org/Attraction/mae-klong-railway-market-hoop-rom-market

GPS coordinates: 13.40760,100.00046

Latest update: March 3, 2025 08:07