The Exciting Maeklong Market with a Train Line Running Through its Center

What do you expect from a market? Fruits, vegetables, clothes, maybe some snacks; isn't it? In Thailand, the situation is a little more exciting.

A railway line passes right in the middle of “Maeklong Railway Market”, the local market of Thailand. Moreover, it is very busy! It is said that trains visit the market approximately 8 times every day.

To warn market vendors, the train rings a loud warning bell a few minutes before it arrives. Thus, marketers quickly lift their stalls from the train tracks, gather their tarpaulins, and make way for their daily guests. After the train passes, everything goes back to normal, as if nothing strange had just happened.

Fruits, vegetables, meat, seafood, sweet snacks, clothes, flowers are sold in the market, which is called Talat Rom Hoop by the locals, which means “market with closed umbrella”; In short, you can find everything you need.

This market is a cultural heritage that should be on everyone's must-see list. And who doesn't love markets!