How to travel from bangkok to Chiangmai by a train

For the visitor ,if you want to travel form Bangkok to  Chiangmai Thailand here is the guide for you to follow.
How to book the train's ticket
For 1st and 2nd class only you have to book in advance either by thai train website or at the station
For the 3rd class you no need to book the ticket in advance ,instead you can easily buy them at the ticket boot at the station before the depart time 1-2 hours
The distance from bangkok to Chiangmai is about 700 kms. ,it quilt long and take about 9-10 hours to reach the destination ,however if you want to go faster ,then you have a choice for the express train which is more expensive than the normal train or the rapid train.
The ticket price of Thai express train is about 700 -800 baht ,but for the normal train is only 150-200 baht per/person


The state railway of Thailand operates three different train classes.
First Class contains one small private air conditioned compartment for two persons. Each cabin includes a sink and a stow away table. This class is available only on selected trains and tends to get booked out first. The compartment consists of two beds, one upper and one lower.
Second Class Fan or air-conditioned coaches are available in either seat or sleeper form with around 40 seats. Fan cooled sections tend to get a little hot at night and air-conditioning coaches are the more comfortable.
Third Class hard wooden bench seats suitable for only the more hardened traveller. Third class tickets are sold a few hours prior to departure. No pre-booking is possible in this class.
All classes of train have refreshment facilities and most have full catering cars with cooked meals at reasonable rates. At practically every station food vendors offer local delights from fried chicken to more exotic local delicacies.
Thaifocus train reservation system can make arrangements on 1st and 2nd class services only.

Overnight train sleepers

First class sleepers consist of two full size bunk beds. Second class sleepers are assembled from two facing seats to form the bottom or lower bunk. The upper bunk is a pulled down and unlocked when the beds are made up. All beds use fresh cotton sheets, pillows with cases and laundered, sealed, towel-like blankets.
Beds are set up by the train staff at around 9:00 pm and stored away again around 07:00 am.
In both classes the beds are around 2m (6.5 ft) in length.