Sawankhalok railway station

Sawankhalok Station is a railway station located in Sawankhalok District, Sukhothai. It is a Class 3 Station and is located 487.14 kilometres (302.7 mi) from Bangkok railway station. This station uses signs as signals instead of lighted poles or semaphores and is operated manually. This is one of the two stations on the Northern Line that uses this signalling system, the other being Khlong Maphlap railway station, the preceding station. This station is the terminus of the Sawankhalok Branch from Ban Dara Junction. Prior to 2020, a single special express train ran from Bangkok to Sila At with a stopover at Sawankhalok.

Sawankhalok

สวรรคโลก
General information
LocationChrotwithithong Road, Muang Sawankhalok Subdistrict, Sawankhalok District
Sukhothai Province
Thailand
Operated byState Railway of Thailand
Managed byMinistry of Transport
Line(s)Sawankhalok Line
Distance487.14 kilometres (302.7 mi) from Bangkok
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Other information
Station codeสว.
ClassificationClass 3
History
Opened15 August 1910 (1910-08-15)
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station
Khlong Maphlap Northern Line Terminus
Location

Between 1 April 2020 and 15 July 2023, the special express service was suspended due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Thailand. As a result, no train services operated on the entire branch line for over three years. On 15 July 2023, services resumed on the line with a single local train running between Sila At and Sawankhalok.[1]

References

17°18′53″N 99°49′56″E


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