Ways of trade and livelihood by way of water routes and train routes have faded with time, especially since road transportation has become more popular. And yet, we still see trade networks interconnecting old districts in both Sawi and Lung Suan in Chumphon Province.
Mornings are always exciting in the railway markets. Destined for Makkasan station, traders travel 80 kilometres to set up stalls. Then, there is Talad Plu near Talad Plu station which also shows the deep interconnection between the railway line and the life line, no matter how far we travel.