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17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man in Hua Lamphong Train Station in Bangkok carries his belongings to a waiting train to go back to his province after Songkran. Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year, is the busiest time of the year for Thai domestic travel. Many people in Bangkok return to their home provinces for the holiday and some people in the provinces travel to Bangkok for the holiday. Songkran, usually a three day holiday, was five days this year because the official days on the weekend. Trains and buses coming into Bangkok were reported to be fully booked and the State Railway of Thailand added extra trains and carriages to accommodate the crowds. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man in Hua Lamphong Train Station in Bangkok carries his belongings to a waiting train to go back to his province after Songkran. Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year, is the busiest time of the year for Thai domestic travel. Many people in Bangkok return to their home provinces for the holiday and some people in the provinces travel to Bangkok for the holiday. Songkran, usually a three day holiday, was five days this year because the official days on the weekend. Trains and buses coming into Bangkok were reported to be fully booked and the State Railway of Thailand added extra trains and carriages to accommodate the crowds. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ