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Shoppers bargain over train tracks at Thai market

2012-08-18 328 Dailymotion

Shades at a market in Bangkok are pulled back to make way for a regular visitor.<br/> <br />In the packed market, vendors have spilled onto the tracks, meaning they have to make way for eight trains a day.<br/> <br />When the warning signs go off, the market has three minutes to clear the way.<br/> <br />As the train rumbles past, the covers return and it's business as usual.<br/> <br />For locals the event is nothing new, as the market began using the tracks more than 25 years ago.<br/> <br />But it's become popular with tourists, attracting some 500 visitors a day.<br/> <br />It's not just in the market that curious travellers want to witness the event.<br/> <br />Some squeeze into the front of the train to capture the market while on the move.<br/> <br />Officials say since the railway market began, it has seen no major accidents.

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