Ban Thung Pho Junction railway station
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| name = Ban Thung Pho Junction
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| native_name = ชุมทางบ้านทุ่งโพธิ์
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| address = Phunphin Subdistrict, Phunphin District
| borough = Surat Thani Province
| country = Thailand
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| operator = State Railway of Thailand
| manager = Ministry of Transport
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| line = {{ubl|Su-ngai Kolok Main Line|Khiri Rat Nikhom Branch}}
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| platforms = 2
| tracks = 5
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| structure = At-grade
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| classification = Class 2
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| opened = July 1916
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|line1=Southern|left1=Maluan|right1=Surat Thani
|line2=Southern|left2=Ban Don Rak|right2=|type2=Khiri Rat Nikhom
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Ban Thung Pho Junction railway station is a railway station located in Phunphin Subdistrict, Phunphin District, Surat Thani. Ban Thung Pho Junction is a class 2 railway station, located 631.0 km from Thon Buri railway station. Ban Thung Pho Junction acts as the railway junction between the Southern Line mainline and the Khiri Rat Nikhom Branch. This is also the location of a container yard for freight trains.
The station opened in July 1916, as part of the Chumphon–Ban Na section. The section to Khiri Rat Nikhom opened in April 1956.
Train services
- Local 445/446 Chumphon–Hat Yai Junction–Chumphon
- Local 489/490 Surat Thani–Khiri Rat Nikhom–Surat Thani
References
- {{cite book| author=柿崎一郎| title=王国の鉄路 タイ鉄道の歴史| publisher=京都大学学術出版会| year=2010| isbn=978-4-87698-848-8}} {{page needed|date=August 2019}}
- {{cite book| author=渡邉乙弘| title=タイ国鉄4000キロの旅| publisher=文芸社| year=2013| isbn=978-4-286-13041-5}} {{page needed|date=August 2019}}
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