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Railway station in Kanchanaburi, Thailand
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Kanchanaburi
กาญจนบุรี
General information
LocationBan Tai Subdistrict, Mueang Kanchanaburi District
Kanchanaburi Province
Thailand
Operated byState Railway of Thailand
Managed byMinistry of Transport
Distance117.046 km (72.7 mi) from Thon Buri
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeกญ.
ClassificationClass 1
History
Opened1942
Rebuilt24 June 1949 (1949-06-24)
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station
Pak Phraek Halttowards Nong Pladuk Junction Southern LineBurma Railway Saphan Khwae Yaitowards Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi Halt

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. 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

  1. 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

14°02′03″N 99°31′31″E / 14.0342°N 99.5253°E / 14.0342; 99.5253

Thailand State Railway of Thailand Railway Stations
Southern Line
Southern Main Line
Thon Buri Branch Line
Suphan Buri Branch Line
Burma Railway
(Nam Tok Branch Line)
Khiri Rat Nikhom Branch Line
Kantang Branch Line
Nakhon Si Thammarat Branch Line
Padang Besar Branch Line
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