Ban Pong railway station

Ban Pong station (Thai: สถานีบ้านโป่ง) is a class 1 railway station in Ban Pong Town, Ban Pong District, Ratchaburi, 68 km (42.3 mi) from Thon Buri railway station. The station acts as an interchange point for the Namtok Branch Line from Nong Pladuk Junction, accessible only from the Thanon Srong Pon station, also known as Ban Pong 2.

Ratchaburi Ban Pong Station
Front of station
General information
LocationHositsakul Road
Ban Pong Subdistrict, Ban Pong District
Thailand
Owned byState Railway of Thailand
Line(s)Southern Line
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeโป.
History
OpenedJune 1903
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station
Nong Pladuk Junction
towards Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) or Krung Thep Aphiwat
 Southern Line Nakhon Chum
towards Su-ngai Kolok

History

Ban Pong Railway Station opened in June 1903 along with the opening of the first phase of the Southern Line from Thon Buri station to Phetchaburi station. During the Second World War, the station was used by the Imperial Japanese Army as an unloading point for POWs from Changi Prison in Singapore to come for the construction of the Burma Railway. Some of these POWs were sent to Kanchanaburi Province for the construction of the railway and some to the nearby Nong Pladuk POW Camp.[1]

See also

References
  1. "บ้านโป่ง และสถานีรถไฟบ้านโป่ง (Ban Pong Railway Station)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-01.

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