Nong Pladuk Junction railway station
Nong Pladuk Junction railway station is a railway station in Nong Kop Sub-district, Ban Pong District, Ratchaburi. It is a class 3 railway station and is 64 km (39.8 mi) from Thon Buri railway station. It is on the Southern Line, and is the junction of minor branch lines, the Nam Tok Line (Death Railway) and Suphan Buri Line.
Nong Pladuk Junction ชุมทางหนองปลาดุก | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Mu 6 (Ban Nong Pladuk), Nong Kop Sub-district, Ban Pong District, Ratchaburi Ratchaburi Province Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | State Railway of Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Managed by | Ministry of Transport | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | ปด. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Class 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 19 June 1903 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Nong Pladuk Junction railway station was opened in June 19, 1903 as part of the first phase of the Southern Line construction between Thon Buri and Phetchaburi.
Burma Railway
During the Second World War, Nong Pladuk Junction became the start of the Death Railway, which ended Thanbyuzayat in Burma. Construction of the railway was coordinated by the Imperial Japanese Army, permitted to build due to an armistice signed with Thailand. Camp Nong Pladuk was constructed near the junction station to serve as a transit camp.[1] On 16 September 1942, construction started at both ends of the planned railway line.[2] At the end of the war, the railway was confiscated by the British, who later sold it to the State Railway of Thailand.
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
- "Non Pladuk". Japanse Krijsgevangenkampen (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- "The Thailand-Burma Railway". PBS. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- 岡本和之 (1993). タイ鉄道旅行 (in Japanese). めこん. ISBN 4-8396-0080-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 杉本聖一 (2000). 魅惑のタイ鉄道 (in Japanese). 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 (in Japanese). 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 (in Japanese). 文芸社. ISBN 978-4-286-13041-5.
- "หนองปลาดุก - จุดเริ่มต้นของทางรถไฟสายมรณะ" [Marsh catfish - the beginning of the Death Railway]. OKNation (in Thai). December 13, 2007.
- "'ร้านป้าน้อย' ปลื้มปีติ! ปรุงอาหารถวายสมเด็จพระเทพฯ" ['Pa Noi's shop' has ecstatic cooking for Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn]. Thai Rath (in Thai). 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
