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1 Bangkok | 2 Chiang Mai | 3 Lamphun | 4 Lampang | 5 Ang Khang | 6 Fang

4 Lampang

Photos of a day trip from Chiang Mai to Lampang in November 2012.
Lampang has not been affected by tourism as much as Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, and has some attractions, including temples and an elephant conservation centre. I had time only for a day trip, and train timings were such that I had to leave almost as soon as I had arrived, so I saw nothing of the town itself.
The train journey to and from Chiang Mai is enjoyable as the railway line passes through tropical rural scenery and jungle. It also goes through the Khun Tan Tunnel, built in 1907. The tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in Thailand and its station is also the country's highest.
Lampang
Lampang		 Chiang Mai station
Chiang Mai station		 Scenery en route to Lampang
Scenery en route to Lampang		 Rural station
Rural station		 Scenery en route
Scenery en route
Rural station
Rural station		 Scenery en route
Scenery en route		 Scenery en route
Scenery en route		 Young mother
Young mother		 Crossing a bridge
Crossing a bridge
Bored passenger
Bored passenger		 Scenery en route
Scenery en route		 Approach to Khun Tan Tunnel
Approach to Khun Tan Tunnel		 Khun Tan station (?)
Khun Tan station (?)		 Khun Tan Tunnel
Khun Tan Tunnel
Scenery en route
Scenery en route		 Monk, Lampang station
Monk, Lampang station		 Female passenger, Lampang station
Female passenger, Lampang station		 Lampang station
Lampang station		 Lampang station
Lampang station

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sgame09-Dec-2012 21:37
I looked at this gallery having just put down a book by the inveterate train traveller, Paul Theroux. Very apt timing and it made this set particularly evocative.
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