Maeklong Market 2

Berbagai barangan niaga dijual disepanjang laluan tren Maeklong.

Extract from - tourismthai:

MaeKlong Railway Market (Hoop Rom Market) is a local market in Samut Songkhram Province, commonly called Siang Tai (life-risking) Market. It is considered one of amazing-Thailand attractions in the province. Spreading over a 100-metre length, the market is located by the railway near Mae Klong Railway Station, Mueng District, Samut Songkhram Province. It is a common fresh market selling seafood, vegetable, fruits, fresh and dried food, meats and other miscellaneous goods. MaeKlong Railway Market is open from 6.00 am to 6.00 pm.

The market is called ‘life-risking’ market because its stalls are attached to the MaeKlong-Ban Laem railway, which is a short railway line running from and to Mahachai and MaeKlong. Vendors at the market put out parasols or canvas to protect themselves against the sun. The shelters stick into the railway where visitors walk and do their shopping. When each signal of the arriving train rings, chaos happens: vendors will rush to close their parasols and canvas, along with clearing all goods that will obstruct the coming train at a great speed. Once the train passes, parasols and canvas will be reopened as goods are again put into their usual place next to the railroad. The market, accordingly, is so called ‘Hoop Rom (umbrella/parasol-closing) Market’.

Berbagai barangan jualan Maeklong Market

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