Hat Yai Train Station is one of the major train stations in Thailand. It is a hub that connects Thailand’s Southern provinces and Malaysia with Bangkok, Surat Thani, and the Andaman Sea islands like Koh Lipe. The station is very close to the city center’s major hotels and shopping malls, and in front of Hat Yai Train Station, you’ll find taxis and motorbike-taxis to take you to your hotel. There is an information desk, ATM’s near the tickets counter, and 2 sets of toilets, one of them is privately operated with showers. On platform 1, you’ll find restaurants, shops, and local food stalls. The waiting area has no air-conditioning, but it is big with lots of benches. There are 5 trains a day to Bangkok and 6 to Sungai Kolok.