Surat Thani Station
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Surat Thani Railway Station
สถานีรถไฟสุราษฎร์ธานี |
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Train station building
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| Location | National Highway No.4008, Tha Kham Subdistrict, Phunphin District, Surat Thani | ||||||||||
| Owned by | State Railway of Thailand | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Southern Line | ||||||||||
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| Station code | รท. | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1915 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1954 | ||||||||||
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Surat Thani Railway Station (SRT Code: SRN) is the main railway station in Surat Thani Province, Thailand. It is on the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Southern Line, located 635.106 km from Thon Buri Railway Station. The station is on the east bank of Tapi River in Tha Kham town, Phun Phin District. Surat Thani Station first opened in 1915, and was originally named Phun Phin Station. The name was later changed to "Surat Thani Railway Station".
In World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army used the station as a base for military activity. The station and the Chulachomklao Bridge (then named Tha Kham) across the Tapi were both bombed in May 1945 by American aircraft. The RSR (former name of the SRT) built a new station, called Surat Thani 2 Railway Station, on the north bank of the Tapi River opposite the old station.
Surat Thani 2 Railway Station was demolished after the Chulachomklao Bridge was opened for traffic in a ceremony on 16 February 1953, and the new Surat Thani Station building was finished in 1954.
Currently, Surat Thani Railway Station serves 28 trains per day, all of them served by SRT.
The red bus connects the train station with downtown Surat Thani City, leaving every 15 minutes. Minibuses to other districts such as Chaiya, Wiang Sa, and Ban Na, are also available.
Coordinates: 9°6′14″N 99°13′50″E / 9.10389°N 99.23056°E
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