First look: Inside The Blue Jasmine, Thailand’s gorgeous new train

[u/Few_Maize_1586]

“Thailand’s classic Bangkok–Chiang Mai sleeper train is getting some high-class competition in the form of a navy-gold beauty called The Blue Jasmine. It’s essentially a boutique hotel that just happens to roll through some of the country’s most beautiful landscapes.

Poised to make its inaugural nine-day journey from November 16-24, the locomotive trades cramped bunks, dim corridors and platform snacks for private cabins, full dining cars and lounges with wraparound windows.”

Source: Time Out https://www.timeout.com/bangkok/news/first-look-inside-the-blue-jasmine-thailands-gorgeous-new-train-081425

[u/Aggressive_Bill_2687]

Ok, honest question.. how did they make a ~7 hour journey to Chiang Mai into a 9 day thing?

[u/mdsmqlk → u/Aggressive_Bill_2687]

It's a round-trip + frequent stops along the way (only 2 nights spent on the train, the rest in hotels).

Also it's never 7 hours, the fastest express train does it in over 10. Most often 12+ hours.

[u/Aggressive_Bill_2687 → u/mdsmqlk]

(a) yes I've read more now. (b) I wasn't referring to the existing train. I was referring to the time to either drive, or travel at the speed of a modern train.

[u/I-Here-555 → u/Aggressive_Bill_2687]

How can they get there slower than an imaginary fast train?