Sensasi Belanja di Pasar Mepet Rel di Thailand, Kayak Apa Ya?

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Sensasi Belanja di Pasar Mepet Rel di Thailand, Kayak Apa Ya?

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Jumat, 10 Jun 2022 21:32 WIB

Thailand - Bagi yang tak biasa, pasar yang mepet rel ini ngeri-ngeri sedap. Sedikit berbahaya namun bikin penasaran turis sampai rela mampir ke sini. Ada-ada saja, ya...

TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on June 4, 2022 shows a passenger train passing through the Mae Klong railway market in Samut Songkhram province, around 80 kms (50 miles) southwest of Bangkok. - Six times a day at the market, local customers and foreign tourists scramble into nooks and crannies while vendors calmly move their woven baskets of goods away from the tracks and close their umbrellas. - TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) / TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Kereta penumpang melewati pasar kereta api Mae Klong di Samut Songkhram, Sabtu, (4/6/2022) sekitar 80 km barat daya Ibu Kota Bangkok.

TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on June 4, 2022 shows a passenger train passing through the Mae Klong railway market in Samut Songkhram province, around 80 kms (50 miles) southwest of Bangkok. - Six times a day at the market, local customers and foreign tourists scramble into nooks and crannies while vendors calmly move their woven baskets of goods away from the tracks and close their umbrellas. - TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) / TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Setidaknya enam kali sehari kereta tersebut bakal melintasi pasar.  Pelanggan lokal dan turis asing berebut ke sudut dan celah pasar untuk menghindari kereta. Pedagang dengan tenang menjauhkan keranjang dan barang dagangan dari rel.

TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on June 4, 2022 shows a passenger train passing through the Mae Klong railway market in Samut Songkhram province, around 80 kms (50 miles) southwest of Bangkok. - Six times a day at the market, local customers and foreign tourists scramble into nooks and crannies while vendors calmly move their woven baskets of goods away from the tracks and close their umbrellas. - TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) / TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Para pedagang di pasar ini menjajakan berbagai barang, mulai makanan laut, buah-buahan, sayur-mayur, makanan basah dan kering, daging, hingga suvenir.

TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on June 4, 2022 shows a passenger train passing through the Mae Klong railway market in Samut Songkhram province, around 80 kms (50 miles) southwest of Bangkok. - Six times a day at the market, local customers and foreign tourists scramble into nooks and crannies while vendors calmly move their woven baskets of goods away from the tracks and close their umbrellas. - TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) / TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Berbeda dengan pasar biasa, Pasar Mae Klong terletak persis di sebelah rel kereta. Pasar Mae Klong ini merentang sekitar lebih dari 100 meter di sisi rel kereta.

TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on June 4, 2022 shows a passenger train passing through the Mae Klong railway market in Samut Songkhram province, around 80 kms (50 miles) southwest of Bangkok. - Six times a day at the market, local customers and foreign tourists scramble into nooks and crannies while vendors calmly move their woven baskets of goods away from the tracks and close their umbrellas. - TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) / TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Kereta-kereta ini lewat hanya berjarak beberapa sentimeter dari barang-barang dagangan serta para penghuni pasar. Sekilas, kereta juga bisa terlihat seperti akan melindas barang-barang dagangan.

TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on June 4, 2022 shows a passenger train passing through the Mae Klong railway market in Samut Songkhram province, around 80 kms (50 miles) southwest of Bangkok. - Six times a day at the market, local customers and foreign tourists scramble into nooks and crannies while vendors calmly move their woven baskets of goods away from the tracks and close their umbrellas. - TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) / TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Karena keunikan itu, pasar ini punya julukan 'Siang Tai Market' yang berarti Pasar Membahayakan Hidup.

TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on June 4, 2022 shows a passenger train passing through the Mae Klong railway market in Samut Songkhram province, around 80 kms (50 miles) southwest of Bangkok. - Six times a day at the market, local customers and foreign tourists scramble into nooks and crannies while vendors calmly move their woven baskets of goods away from the tracks and close their umbrellas. - TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) / TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Para pedagang di pasar Mae Klong umumnya memasang terpal untuk berlindung dari panas matahari. Saat kereta lewat, para pedagang buru-buru menarik terpal-terpal itu agar tak menghalangi laju kereta.

TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on June 4, 2022 shows a passenger train passing through the Mae Klong railway market in Samut Songkhram province, around 80 kms (50 miles) southwest of Bangkok. - Six times a day at the market, local customers and foreign tourists scramble into nooks and crannies while vendors calmly move their woven baskets of goods away from the tracks and close their umbrellas. - TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) / TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Bagi para pedagang pasar, hal ini tentu pemandangan biasa. Namun, bagi orang luar hal ini menarik perhatian.

TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on June 4, 2022 shows a passenger train passing through the Mae Klong railway market in Samut Songkhram province, around 80 kms (50 miles) southwest of Bangkok. - Six times a day at the market, local customers and foreign tourists scramble into nooks and crannies while vendors calmly move their woven baskets of goods away from the tracks and close their umbrellas. - TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) / TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Karena keunikannya tak sedikit turis datang jauh-jauh dari luar Thailand salah satunya untuk mengunjungi pasar Mae Klong ini.

TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on June 4, 2022 shows a passenger train passing through the Mae Klong railway market in Samut Songkhram province, around 80 kms (50 miles) southwest of Bangkok. - Six times a day at the market, local customers and foreign tourists scramble into nooks and crannies while vendors calmly move their woven baskets of goods away from the tracks and close their umbrellas. - TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) / TO GO WITH Thailand-tourism-railway-market,FOCUS by Lisa MARTIN (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)

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