Southern Line (Thailand)
| Southern Line | |
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 Hua Hin Railway Station, one of the mosrt important station on the Southern Line | |
| Overview | |
| Type | Inter-city rail |
| Locale |
Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom Province, Suphanburi Province, most provinces in Western Thailand, most provinces in Southern Thailand, and some area in  Malaysia |
| Termini |
Hua Lamphong and New Thonburi Su-ngai Kolok, Suphanburi, Nam Tok, Khiri Rat Nikhom, Kantang, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Padang Besar |
| Services |
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| Operation | |
| Opening | 1903 |
| Owner | State Railway of Thailand |
| Depot(s) | Thonburi depot, Thung Song depot, and Hat Yai depot |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 1,144.29 km (711.03 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (Meter gauge) |
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Southern Line is a railway line in Thailand, built and owned by State Railway of Thailand (SRT), located in some provinces in Central, Western, and Southern region of Thailand. It's lengths are 1,144.29 kilometer, so it is the longest railway line in Thailand.
Services
The line is divided into eight branch lines:
- Su-ngai Kolok Main Line: from Bangkok to Su-ngai Kolok District, Narathiwat Province
- Thon Buri Line: short branch line in Bangkok
- Suphanburi Line: from Bangkok to Suphanburi, it is also the part of Greater Bangkok Commuter rail.
- Burma Railway (or Nam Tok Line): from Ban Pong, Ratchaburi to Sai Yok District, Kanchanaburi Province
- Khiri Rat Nikhom Line: from Surat Thani to Khiri Rat Nikhom District
- Kantang Line: from Thung Song District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province to Kantang District, Trang Province
- Nakhon Si Thammarat Line: short branch line in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
- Padang Besar Line: from Hat Yai to Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia
There is another line that was defunct. That line is Songkhla Line, closed in 1978.
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Hua Hin Railway Station, a beautiful station on the Su-ngai Kolok Main Line
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Charan Sanit Wong Railway Halt on the short Thon Buri Line
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Commuter train no. 356 passed defunct Nong Fak Railway Halt on the Suphanburi Line.
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Kra Sae Cave Railway Viaduct on the Burma Railway
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Ban Thung Pho Junction, a station of the Su-ngai Kolok Main Line and Khiri Rat Nikhom Line
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Kantang Railway Station, terminal station of the Kantang Line
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Nakhon Si Thammarat Station, terminal station of the Nakhon Si Thammarat Line
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The defunct Songkhla Line
Notable stations
The Southern Line begins in Bangkok and heads west towards Nakhon Pathom before splitting into 3 different routes. One route heads west towards Kanchanaburi Province (km 210) while another heads north towards Suphan Buri (km 157). The Southern Line itself continues southbound through Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Chumphon, to Surat Thani 678 kilometers away. From Surat Thani, there is a westerly branch towards Khiri Ratnikhom while the main line continues south to Thung Song Junction in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province where another branch reaches Kantang in Trang Province. The main line from Nakhon Sri Thammarat continues through Phatthalung before reaching Hatyai Junction in Songkhla Province. From here, the line branches to connect with the Malaysian railway at Padang Besar and Sungai Golok passing through Yala Province in the process.
- Bang Sue Junction - Main junction and freight terminal with main Diesel Locomotive Depot and Refueling facility
- Bang Bamru Station- Suburban Station, all trains must stop here. First station after crossing the Rama 6 Bridge from Bang Sue.
- Taling Chan Junction- Junction for Southern Main Line(Bang Sue-Taling Chan Link) and Thon Buri Branch.
- Thon Buri Station - Former terminus of Southern Line, however some southern trains remain to start the journey here.
- Salaya Station- Suburban Station, for Phutthamonthon District and Mahidol University (Salaya Campus)
- Nakhon Pathom Station - Main southern suburban station
- Nong Pladuk Junction - Junction for Namtok Branch Line and Suphanburi Branch Line
- Ban Pong Station - Interchange to Kanchanaburi for those who did not travel along Nam Tok branch line
- Ratchaburi Station - Terminal for southern suburban service, also Provincial station
- Phetchaburi Station - Provincial Station
- Hua Hin Station - Station with beautiful architecture, crew changing station
- Wang Phong Station- One of the stations in Pran Buri. Also for the nearby Thanarat Military Camp. More trains stop here for Pran Buri than Pran Buri Station itself.
- Pran Buri Station- Smaller station for Pran Buri, with a famous Saturday Night Market opposite the station.
- Prachuap Khiri Khan Station - Prachuap Khiri Khan Official Provincial Station.
- Bang Saphan Yai Station - Regional Town Station, however all trains going further south must stop here.
- Chumphon Station - Main Chumphon station, locomotive depot with refueling facility
- Lang Suan Station- Provincial Station in Chumphon. Furthest extent of southern services from Thon Buri.
- Ban Thung Pho Junction - Southern Container Yard, for Khiri Ratthanikhom Branch.
- Surat Thani Station - Crew changing station and provincial station
- Thung Song Junction - Locomotive Depot, refueling facility and junction for Kantang Branch.
- Trang Station - Trang Provincial Station
- Kantang Station - Terminus of Kantang Branch.
- Khao Chum Thong Junction - Junction for Nakhon Si Thammarat Branch.
- Nakhon Si Thammarat Station - Terminus of Nakhon Si Thammarat Branch.
- Patthalung Station - Provincial station, crew changing station
- Hat Yai Junction - Main junction for Malaysia and Singapore and Main Line of Southern Line, Locomotive Depot and refueling facility
- Padang Besar Station - International KTM station in Malaysia. Trains continue to Butterworth (Penang) and further.
- Pattani Station - formerly Khok Pho station, Pattani Provincial Station
- Yala Station - Main Yala station, crew changing station
- Tanyong Mas station - for Ra Ngae district and Narathiwat.
- Sungai Kolok Station - Terminus of Southern Line. Used to be an international station until the termination of cross border services.
Namtok Branch
- Thon Buri Station - Terminus of Western Line
- Taling Chan Junction - Junction for Bangsue - Taling Chan link (also known as Rama 6 Line), the connection between south and north SRT systems opened with the building of the only rail bridge across the Chao Phraya River in 1925.
- Salaya Station - Bangkok suburban station close to Mahidol University (Salaya Campus)
- Nakhon Pathom Station - Provincial station
- Nong Pla Duk Junction - Junction for Suphanburi and Kanchanaburi.
- Suphanburi Station - A 2-car DMU operates to Bangkok in the early morning and from Bangkok in the evening.
- Kanchanaburi Station - Provincial station
- Nam Tok Station - Terminus of Western Line.
See also
- Northern Line (Thailand)
- Northeastern Line (Thailand)
- Eastern Line (Thailand)
- Maeklong Railway
- International Express
- Thaksin Express
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