5 Days Trip : Kuala Lumpur - Pulau Pinang - Bangkok

Hi guys, for this time our trip is just to meet our local friends and have a short visit around Bangkok city. I would like to share my intenary so that you guys can use as reference if one day plan to go to Bangkok by train

Day 1 : Departure at Kuala Lumpur Sentral Train Station at 9.30 pm because we take night train . Before that let see my video about price of food in train restaurant from Kuala Lumpur to Butterworth, Pulau Pinang. Sorry it is in Malaysia language.

Day 2 : Arrive early morning at Station Butterworth , Pulau Pinang. We take at ferry to mainland then breakfast overthere. Then we take a bus and walking around the city until 12 pm . After that going back again to Station Butterworth and take another train to continue our journey to Bangkok. Sharp at 2.30 pm the train start moving

The train stop for a while for immigration at Padang Besar. Then the train will continue to Bangkok and stop for while at Hatyai Train station to connect another coach that also consist of restaurant. Now the coach are longer than before.

Along the way the train pass by some place and stop a for a while at some main station to drop off passenger.

Day 3 : We arrive at Hua Lampong Train Station around 1.00 pm. Our hotel just 5 minutes from train station. After check in hotel and  we take a rest for a while. Then we went to The Golden Buddha Temple just for short visit because near to out hotel. Then went to  MBK Mall. We have take our dinner there because the food court area they have halal food. A variety halal food you can find there and very convenience for muslim to eat there.

We meet out local friends at food court then after we finish out dinner , he bring us to  Asiatique The Riverfront. The meet another friends there. The place actually is just open one a year ago and became a tourist spot for local and foreigner. Very nice place for chill and hangout.

Day 4 : After having breakfast at hotel , we went to Madam Tussauds (click for more story) a wax museum at Siam Discovery near MBK Mall. My 1st time to wax museum and  we spent almost 3 hours to covers every section. Every section have different theme like sport , national leader and many more.

Then we have our lunch at MBK Mall but different restaurant not same place like yesterday. After that we just walking around the mall.  At 4.30 pm we move to Port Huas for our SSEAYP Reunion On Board. The reunion officially start at 6.30 pm . So happy to meet our batch 2010 and other batch too, remind us those day crazy thing doing on board hahah.

Day 5 : We wake up early morning because we because our flight at 11.00 am something and we need to be airport 2 hours before depart. For your information the demonstration just sparkle up just in Bangkok so we need to check out early as soon as possible. We took at taxi and he use alternative hight to avoid the demonstration.  

Time flies very fast and the plane take off at 11.00 am. Bye bye Bangkok See you again in the future.  

Our itinarary :

You may want to see the vlog about train trip at MBTUBE

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Backpacking In Bangkok : Hua Lamphong Railway Station

Hua Lamphong Railway Station one of oldest building in Bangkok city. It is well known among tourist and traveler as Bangkok Railway Station. It is main railway station in Bangkok city because  the station will connect to almost very part of city through MRT and also other part of Thailand. A little bit about history of Hua Lamphong Railway Station

The station was opened on June 25, 1916 after six years' construction. The site of the railway station was previously occupied by the national railway's maintenance centre, which moved to Makkasan in June 1910. At the nearby location of the previous railway station a pillar commemorates the inauguration of the Thai railway network in 1897.

The station was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with decorated wooden roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin-born Mario Tamagno, who with countryman Annibale Rigotti (1870–1968) was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. The pair designed Bang Khun Prom Palace (1906), Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in the Royal Plaza (1907–15) and Suan Kularb Residential Hall and Throne Hall in Dusit Garden, among other buildings.

There are 14 platforms, 26 ticket booths and two electric display boards. Hua Lamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. Since 2004 the station has been connected by an underground passage to the MRT subway system, which has a nearby station of the same name.

The station is also a terminus of the Eastern & Oriental Express luxury train.

But don't aspect the railway station like moden railway station like other develop country so prepared for the worst. Facilities that you maybe need is there have toilet plus bathroom and musollah for muslim to do their prayer. Other facilities like groceries shop, cafe and tourist information center.

MY ADVICE : Take taxi with meter and the fare cheaper than Tuk Tuk

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Three-hour train rides from Ipoh to Seremban start Wednesday

KUALA LUMPUR: Starting Wednesday, the public will be able to travel by train from Ipoh to Seremban in just three hours.

The Electric Train Services (ETS) will begin its commercial run with 10 trips between Ipoh and Seremban with a six-month promotion rate of RM30 one way.

A 40% discount would be given to children under 12, the physically-challenged and senior citizens.

KTM Bhd president Dr Aminuddin Adnan said it would take only two hours from Ipoh to KL at an average speed of 110kph and up to a maximum of 160 kph.

“We hope that the public will find this service safer, faster and more comfortable than driving,” he said during a familiarisation trip for 200 business and professional individuals yesterday.

Electrifying experience: An attendant welcoming newsmen on the brand new electric train at the KTM station in Kuala Lumpur during a familiarisation tour Monday. — AZHAR MAHFOF / The Star
Dr Aminuddin said each 350-passenger coach would have disabled-friendly features, closed-circuit television cameras for passenger safety, overhead compartments, a food and beverage section and WiFi connections coming soon.

The ETS will stop in Batu Gajah, Kampar, Tanjung Malim, Kuala Lumpur, KL Sentral. Bandar Tasik Selatan and Nilai on its Ipoh-Seremban route. The journey will begin at 4am from Ipoh and 9.59am from Seremban.

Five trains will depart from Ipoh and Seremban daily. This will be increased to eight runs each in November.

Dr Aminuddin added that plans included extending the service to Padang Besar and Johor Baru by 2013 and setting up a business class section for each coach soon.

Former Universiti Malaya staff Kamsiah Ali lauded the disabled-friendly features.

“Not only are the washrooms disabled-friendly, but the floor is level and it’s safe for people like me who use walking canes,” Kamsiah said.

Malay College Old Boys Asso ciation executive secretary Mohamed Ghazali Kamal Baharein hoped that the service would be kept punctual for business people, who had tight schedules.

Source : Star Online

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Three-hour train rides from Ipoh to Seremban start Wednesday

KUALA LUMPUR: Starting Wednesday, the public will be able to travel by train from Ipoh to Seremban in just three hours.

The Electric Train Services (ETS) will begin its commercial run with 10 trips between Ipoh and Seremban with a six-month promotion rate of RM30 one way.

A 40% discount would be given to children under 12, the physically-challenged and senior citizens.

KTM Bhd president Dr Aminuddin Adnan said it would take only two hours from Ipoh to KL at an average speed of 110kph and up to a maximum of 160 kph.

“We hope that the public will find this service safer, faster and more comfortable than driving,” he said during a familiarisation trip for 200 business and professional individuals yesterday.

Electrifying experience: An attendant welcoming newsmen on the brand new electric train at the KTM station in Kuala Lumpur during a familiarisation tour Monday. — AZHAR MAHFOF / The Star
Dr Aminuddin said each 350-passenger coach would have disabled-friendly features, closed-circuit television cameras for passenger safety, overhead compartments, a food and beverage section and WiFi connections coming soon.

The ETS will stop in Batu Gajah, Kampar, Tanjung Malim, Kuala Lumpur, KL Sentral. Bandar Tasik Selatan and Nilai on its Ipoh-Seremban route. The journey will begin at 4am from Ipoh and 9.59am from Seremban.

Five trains will depart from Ipoh and Seremban daily. This will be increased to eight runs each in November.

Dr Aminuddin added that plans included extending the service to Padang Besar and Johor Baru by 2013 and setting up a business class section for each coach soon.

Former Universiti Malaya staff Kamsiah Ali lauded the disabled-friendly features.

“Not only are the washrooms disabled-friendly, but the floor is level and it’s safe for people like me who use walking canes,” Kamsiah said.

Malay College Old Boys Asso ciation executive secretary Mohamed Ghazali Kamal Baharein hoped that the service would be kept punctual for business people, who had tight schedules.

Source : Star Online

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