Su-ngai Kolok Railway Station

Su-ngai Kolok Railway Station
สถานีรถไฟสุไหงโกลก
Location AH18, Su-ngai Kolok Subdistrict, Su-ngai Kolok District, Narathiwat
Owned by State Railway of Thailand
Line(s) Southern Line
Platforms 4
Tracks 6
Other information
Station code โล.
History
Opened September 1921
Services
Preceding station   State Railway of Thailand   Following station
Khok Saya Halt
toward Hua Lamphong
Southern LineTerminus

Su-ngai Kolok Railway Station is a railway station located in Su-ngai Kolok Subdistrict, Su-ngai Kolok District, Narathiwat. It is a class 1 railway station located 1,142.993 km (710.2 mi) from Thon Buri Railway Station. Su-ngai Kolok Station is the furthest railway station from Bangkok, and the terminus of the Southern Line.

History

It opened in September 1921 as part of the Southern Line Tanyong Mat-Sungai Kolok section. Su-ngai Kolok is a border town with Malaysia. In the past, rail services used to extend to Rantau Panjang, across the Harmony Railway Bridge, over Golok River. later, Thai DMUs took up the entire schedule, up to Tumpat, and this soon led to protests and the disuse of this link, Today, rail cross-border services at this checkpoint are closed. However, there have been talks about re-establishing this rail border crossing, so soon it may be used again.

In 2008, flash floods on the Malaysian railway North-South Line meant services could not run through, so the Eastern and Oriental Express route was diverted through Su-ngai Kolok and Rantau Panjang instead.

Train services

References

Coordinates: 6°01′33″N 101°57′52″E / 6.0258°N 101.9644°E / 6.0258; 101.9644

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