Khiri Rat Nikhom railway station

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.

Khiri Rat Nikhom คีรีรัฐนิคม
General information
Location	Tha Khanon Subdistrict, Khiri Rat Nikhom District Surat Thani Province Thailand
Operated by	State Railway of Thailand
Managed by	Ministry of Transport
Line(s)	Khiri Rat Nikhom Branch
Distance	662.0 km (411.3 mi) from Thon Buri
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	รค.
Classification	Class 3
History
Opened	April 1956
Previous names	Tha Khanon
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station Terminus Southern Line Khiri Rat Nikhom Branch Ban Yang Halt towards Ban Thung Pho Junction
Location

Train services

• Local train No. 489 / 490 Surat Thani–Khiri Rat Nikhom–Surat Thani

References

• 岡本和之 (1993). タイ鉄道旅行. めこん. ISBN 4-8396-0080-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• 柿崎一郎 (2010). 王国の鉄路 タイ鉄道の歴史. 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. 文芸社. ISBN 978-4-286-13041-5.

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