Bangkok: Um-Pha-Wa Rail Market and Chatuchak Weekend Market

Traveling in Bangkok, Thailand

Rail Market

We took a taxi from the Hotel Malaysia in Bangkok to the floating market at Damnern-Sa-Duak. (See link to story below). After viewing the floating market, we stopped at the train market at Um-Pha-Wa.

The railroad tracks run behind the stores on the main road. When we arrived the market on the railroad line was fully operational. Vendors were on either side of the railroad track with their awnings overhanging the track for shade.

Rail Market (photo by author)

Shoppers walked on the tracks to go from one small stall to another. You could purchase fresh fruits and vegetables and household goods. Or you could buy some tea or coffee to sit and wait for the train.

Walking on the rail tracks to go from stall to stall.(photo by author)

We bought some tea and sat to wait.

Drinking our Thai iced tea while waiting for the train. (photo by @GeradCarrier)

At 2:25 PM, the vendors started to pull their goods back from the track and they rolled up the awnings. People were told to get off the railway track and to…