"Samut Sakhon (Thai: \u0E2A\u0E21\u0E38\u0E17\u0E23\u0E2A\u0E32\u0E04\u0E23, pronounced [sam\u00F9t s\u01CE\u02D0k\u02B0\u0254\u02D0n], Pronunciation) is a town in Thailand, capital of Samut Sakhon Province. It is a stop on the Maeklong Railway. Samut Sakhon is 48 km from Bangkok.Samut Sakhon was formerly called Tha Chin (Chinese Pier) probably because, in the old days, it had been a trading port for a vast number of Chinese junks. In 1548, a town named Sakhon Buri was established at the mouth of the Tha Chin River."@en . . .