This Country's 'Floating Train' Is A Big Hit As Dam Waters Rise
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The weekend train operation is expected to give a boost to domestic tourism, which has been hit by COVID-19.
Thailand's 'Floating Train', which treats passengers to magnificent lake views, have been drawing a large number of travellers this year due to a post-monsoon rise in water levels. According to news agency Reuters, tickets have been selling out fast for the ride. The train starts from capital Bangkok for the day-long trip and takes the travellers to a bridge over the Pasak Jolasid Dam, Thailand's largest earth-filled dam, in Lopburi province. The train runs only at weekends between November and February and tickets have been sold out until New Year, according to Reuters.
After starting from Bangkok, the train passes through the Pasak Jolasid dam six hours away on an elevated track just above the water level, which officials say has been unusually high this year.
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