Ban Dara Junction
สถานีรถไฟชุมทางบ้านดารา |
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Location | Ban Dara Subdistrict, Phichai District, Uttaradit | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | State Railway of Thailand | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Northern Line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Parking | yes | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | ดร. | |||||||||||||||
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Rebuilt | 1968 | |||||||||||||||
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Ban Dara Junction is a railway station located in Phichai District, Uttaradit. It is a Class 3 Station and serves as a junction for the Sawankhalok Branch. Ban Dara Junction is located 438.31 kilometres (272.35 mi) from Bangkok Railway Station. It is also the nearest station to Poramin Railway Bridge.
Ban Dara Junction was the first railway junction on the Northern Line, with the branch to Sawankhalok Railway Station. The name comes together with the subdistrict itself. King Chulalongkorn used the railway to visit this junction and found out that this village had no name. Therefore, he decided to name this place Dara. So forth, the station's name is Ban Dara until this day.
Coordinates: 17°22′57″N 100°04′58″E / 17.38250°N 100.08278°E