Nakhon Pathom railway station

Nakhon Pathom

นครปฐม
Nakhon Pathom; นครปฐม
	Nakhon Pathom Railway Station in 2012
General information
Location	Lang Sathani Rotfai Road, Phra Pathom Chedi subdistrict, Mueang Nakhon Pathom district, Nakhon Pathom
Owned by	State Railway of Thailand
Line(s)	Southern Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	คฐ.
History
Opened	June 1903
Previous names	Phra Pathom
Services

Nakhon Pathom railway station is a railway station located in Phra Pathom Chedi subdistrict, Mueang Nakhon Pathom district, and is located 48.126 km (29.9 mi) from Thon Buri railway station.^[1] It is a class 1 railway station and is the main railway station of Nakhon Pathom province. The station is not far from Phra Pathom Chedi which is a famous landmark of the province. The station opened in June 1903 as part of the first phase of the Southern Line construction between Thon Buri Station to Phetchaburi Station and was originally named "Phra Pathom" station.

During the 2011 Thailand floods, Nakhon Pathom Station was the terminus for most train services instead of Bangkok railway station as some sections between Nakhon Pathom and Bangkok were flooded. The station is the terminus of the Thon Buri - Nakhon Pathom SRT Light Red Line feeder services.

References

^ "Nakhon Pathom Railway Station Thailand". Thailandee.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.

柿崎一郎 (2010). 『王国の鉄路タイ鉄道の歴史』 [History of the Kingdom of Thailand Railway]. 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』 [SRT 4000 km journey]. 文芸社. ISBN 978-4-286-13041-5.
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13°49′27″N 100°03′33″E / 13.8243°N 100.0593°E / 13.8243; 100.0593

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[1] "Nakhon Pathom Railway Station Thailand". Thailandee.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.

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