Khiri Rat Nikhom Railway Station

Khiri Rat Nikhom Railway Station
สถานีรถไฟคีรีรัฐนิคม
Location Tha Khanon Subdistrict, Khiri Rat Nikhom District, Surat Thani
Owned by State Railway of Thailand
Line(s) Southern Line
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code รค.
History
Opened April 1956
Previous names Tha Khanon
Services
Preceding station   State Railway of Thailand   Following station
Terminus   Southern Line Khiri Rat Nikhom Line   Ban Yang Halt

Khiri Rat Nikhom Railway Station is a railway station located in Tha Khanon Subdistrict, Khiri Rat Nikhom District, Surat Thani. The station is a class 3 railway station and is located 662.0 km (411.3 mi) from Thon Buri Railway Station. It opened in April 1956, on the Southern Line section from Ban Thung Pho Junction-Khiri Rat Nikhom. The railway line was originally planned to reach Tanun (North of Phuket) in Phang Nga, via Phang Nga City, Phanom and Ban Ta Khun, however the plan was scrapped. Currently, there are plans to restart the plan and continue building to Tanun to connect to Phuket and Phang Nga.

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Coordinates: 9°01′53″N 98°56′50″E / 9.0314°N 98.9472°E / 9.0314; 98.9472

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