Ban Thung Pho Junction railway station
railway station in Thailand
Ban Thung Pho Junction railway station is a railway station located in Phunphin Subdistrict, Phunphin District, Surat Thani. Ban Thung Pho Junction is a class 2 railway station, located 631.0 km from Thon Buri railway station. Ban Thung Pho Junction acts as the railway junction between the Southern Line mainline and the Khiri Rat Nikhom Branch. This is also the location of a container yard for freight trains.
The station opened in July 1916 as a halt station, as part of the Chumphon–Ban Na section. It was upgraded to a junction station when the section to Khiri Rat Nikhom opened in April 1956.
Train services
Local 445/446 Chumphon–Hat Yai Junction–Chumphon
Local 489/490 Surat Thani–Khiri Rat Nikhom–Surat Thani
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References
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.
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