Kanchanaburi railway station
Kanchanaburi กาญจนบุรี | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Ban Tai Subdistrict, Mueang Kanchanaburi District Kanchanaburi Province Thailand | ||||||||||
| Operated by | State Railway of Thailand | ||||||||||
| Managed by | Ministry of Transport | ||||||||||
| Distance | 117.046 km (72.7 mi) from Thon Buri | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Station code | กญ. | ||||||||||
| Classification | Class 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1942 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 24 June 1949 | ||||||||||
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Kanchanaburi railway station is a main railway station of province of Kanchanaburi located in Ban Tai Subdistrict, Kanchanaburi City, Thailand. It is a class 1 railway station located 117.046 km (72.7 mi) from Thon Buri railway station, and 77 km (47.8 mi) away from the Nam Tok railway station, the terminal station.[1] The line opened in 1942 by the Imperial Japanese Army, during the Second World War. After the war, the State Railway of Thailand bought the line from the Allied powers, and the station reopened in June 24, 1949, from Nong Pladuk Junction.
Train services
- Ordinary 257/258 Thon Buri–Nam Tok–Thon Buri
- Ordinary 259/260 Thon Buri–Nam Tok–Thon Buri
- Local 485/486 Nong Pladuk–Nam Tok–Nong Pladuk
A special excursion train 909/910 Bangkok–Nam Tok–Bangkok that originates from Bangkok railway station (Hua Lamphong) every Saturday–Sunday and public holidays through this station as well.
References
- ^ Kanchanaburi Railway Station. "สถานีรถไฟกาญจนบุรี". Facebook (in Thai).
- 高田隆雄 (1978). タイ国の蒸気機関車. エリエイ出版部.
- 岡本和之 (1993). タイ鉄道旅行. めこん. ISBN 978-4-8396-0080-8.
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