Maeklong Railway Market - Train Runs Through Open Air Market in Thailand

Travel 30 miles Southwest of Bangkok, Thailand to the world famous Maeklong Railway Market in Samut Songkhram, Thailand. The market is like most open air markets of Asia except it operates on active railroad tracks. Each time the train comes to town, the market must fold back and wait until the train departs before setting shop back up again. In this video you’ll see the passenger train weave through the market to arrive at Maeklong Station and depart in a quick turnaround amongst a crowd of mostly touri