Train labour union workers who continued their strikes for the fourth day Monday threatened to close Hua Lumpong station (Bangkok) if the train authority's executives don't negotiate now. Transport Minister Sophon Saram Monday morning said that the ministry will 'try' to end the rail services suspension "within one to two days."
He urged the union to resume full rail services as State Railway of Thailand (SRT) are ready to talk to resolve the problems.
Train drivers and engineers of the southern routes have been on strikes since the weekend, resulting in halting of 36 trains in the south. On Sunday, some trains stopped running en route and abandoned hundreds of passengers. On Monday, southern route rail services remain in disarray as all local services were suspended.
Union workers have called for immediate maintenance of at least seven locomotives following a fatal accident of a train in Hua Hin, Prachuab Khiri Khan recently."
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South train strike threatens to spread
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