SONGKHLA: The labour union of the State Railway of Thailand on Wednesday stopped all train services to southern border provinces from Hat Yai district pending talks on security measures in the wake of Monday's bombing.
A labour union source said all services from Hat Yai train junction to Sungai Kolok station in Narathiwat province were halted, affecting Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat provinces.
The stoppage was indefinite pending discussions with security authorities and SRT executives on Wednesday afternoon about security on far south trains.
The move follows the bombing of Train No. 452 (Sungai Kolok-Nakhon Si Thammarat) in Khok Pho district of Pattani on Monday. Two railway employees and a passenger were injured.
Hat Yai train junction was quiet on Wednesday morning.
Rapid train No.171 from Bangkok to Sungai Kolok was terminated at Hat Yai. SRT staff arranged vans to carry about 100 passengers to destinations in the three southern border provinces.
