LOP BURI, Thailand, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Tickets have been selling out fast in Thailand for rides on a special "floating train", where passengers have been enjoying the illusion of aquatic rail travel due to a post-monsoon rise in water levels.
The route starts in the capital Bangkok and passes through the Pasak Jolasid dam in Lop Buri province six hours away on an elevated track just above the water level, which officials say has been unusually high this year.
Tourists enjoy after a train stops at the middle of Pasak Jolasid Dam in Lopburi province, Thailand, November 6, 2022. REUTERS/Jiraporn Kwang Kuhakan
The train runs only at weekends between November and February and tickets have been sold out until New Year.
"I've never seen anything like this before," said Bunyanuch Pahuyut, who was among 600 passengers who have travelled on the route on Sunday.
Reporting by Jiraporn Kuhakan; Editing by Martin Petty and Lincoln Feast
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BrassBass on December 20th, 2022 at 00:08 UTC »
I get the impression that the bridge is actually super tall, just mostly submerged.
ew73 on December 19th, 2022 at 23:28 UTC »
Meanwhile, those of us afraid of heights and open waters are not okay with this thing in any form.
thomas71576 on December 19th, 2022 at 15:32 UTC »
One Piece fans are having some wild Deja Vu with this.