Nong Pladuk Junction Railway Station
Nong Pladuk Junction สถานีรถไฟชุมทางหนองปลาดุก | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Mu 6 (Ban Nong Pladuk), Nong Kop Subdistrict, Ban Pong District, Ratchaburi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | State Railway of Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Southern Line Southern Line (Nam Tok Line) Southern Line (Suphan Buri Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | ปด. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 1903 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nong Pladuk Junction Railway Station is a railway station located in Nong Kop Subdistrict, Ban Pong District, Ratchaburi. It is a class 3 railway station and is located 64.196 km (39.9 mi) from Thon Buri Railway Station. It is on the Southern Line, and is the junction for minor branch lines which are the Nam Tok Line (Death Railway) and Suphan Buri Line.
History
Nong Pladuk Junction Railway Station was first opened in June 1903 as part of the first phase of the Southern Line construction between Thon Buri Station and Phetchaburi Station.
Death Railway
Main article: Burma Railway
During the Second World War, Nong Pladuk Junction became the start of the Death Railway, which ended Thanbyuzayat in Burma. The construction of the railway was coordinated by the Imperial Japanese Army, whom of which was permitted to build due to an armistice signed with Thailand. The construction was started in Thailand in November 1942. At the end of the war, the railway became under the British, and the State Railway of Thailand bought and developed the line.
In June 1963, a railway line from Nong Pladuk was opened to Suphan Buri by Sarit Thanarat.
Train services
- Ordinary 261/262 Bangkok-Hua Hin-Bangkok
- Local 485/486 Nong Pladuk-Nam Tok-Nong Pladuk
- Commuter 355/356 Bangkok-Suphan Buri-Bangkok
- Ordinary 251/252 Bang Sue Junction-Prachuap Khiri Khan-Bang Sue Junction
- Ordinary 254/255 Lang Suan-Thon Buri-Lang Suan
- Ordinary 257/258 Thon Buri-Nam Tok-Thon Buri
- Ordinary 259/260 Thon Buri-Nam Tok-Thon Buri
- Ordinary 351/352 Thon Buri-Ratchaburi-Thon Buri
References
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- 杉本聖一 (2000). 魅惑のタイ鉄道. 玉川新聞社. ISBN 4-924882-29-1.
- 柿崎一郎 (2010). 王国の鉄路 タイ鉄道の歴史. 京都大学学術出版会. ISBN 978-4-87698-848-8.
- 渡邉乙弘 (2013). タイ国鉄4000キロの旅. 文芸社. ISBN 978-4-286-13041-5.
- "หนองปลาดุก - จุดเริ่มต้นของทางรถไฟสายมรณะ" [Marsh catfish - the beginning of the Death Railway]. OKNation. December 13, 2007.
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Coordinates: 13°49′04″N 99°54′39″E / 13.8177°N 99.9109°E
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