Thung Song Junction railway station

Thung Song Junction railway station is a railway station located in Pak Phraek Subdistrict, Thung Song District, Nakhon Si Thammarat. This station is a class 1 railway station, located 757.08 km (470.4 mi) from Thon Buri railway station. This station is the junction for the Southern Line mainline and the Kantang Branch Line to Trang Province. On site, there is a 277 class decommissioned steam locomotive, built by Hanomag.

Thung Song Junction ชุมทางทุ่งสง
Thung Song Railway Station in 2013
General information
Location	Pak Phraek Subdistrict, Thung Song District Nakhon Si Thammarat Province Thailand
Operated by	State Railway of Thailand
Managed by	Ministry of Transport
Line(s)	Su-ngai Kolok Main Line Kantang Branch
Distance	757.08 km (470.4 mi) from Thon Buri
Platforms	3
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	Concrete building
Other information
Station code	ทส.
Classification	Class 1
History
Opened	January 1914
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station Ban Ko Pring Halt towards Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) or Krung Thep Aphiwat Southern Line Sai Yai towards Su-ngai Kolok Terminus Southern Line Kantang Branch Thi Wang towards Kantang
Location

The station opened in January 1914, on the Southern Line section Huai Yot–Thung Song Junction. In October 1914, the line extended southwards to Phatthalung, and in February 1915, the line extended northbound to Ban Na.

References

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