Khiri Rat Nikhom Railway Station

Khiri Rat Nikhom Railway Station สถานีรถไฟคีรีรัฐนิคม
Location	Tha Khanon Subdistrict, Khiri Rat Nikhom District, Surat Thani
Owned by	State Railway of Thailand
Line(s)	Southern Line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	รค.
History
Opened	April 1956
Previous names	Tha Khanon
Services
Preceding station   State Railway of Thailand   Following station Terminus   Southern Line Khiri Rat Nikhom Line   Ban Yang Halt

Khiri Rat Nikhom Railway Station is a railway station located in Tha Khanon Subdistrict, Khiri Rat Nikhom District, Surat Thani. The station is a class 3 railway station and is located 662.0 km (411.3 mi) from Thon Buri Railway Station. It opened in April 1956, on the Southern Line section from Ban Thung Pho Junction-Khiri Rat Nikhom. The railway line was originally planned to reach Tanun (North of Phuket) in Phang Nga, via Phang Nga City, Phanom and Ban Ta Khun, however the plan was scrapped. Currently, there are plans to restart the plan and continue building to Tanun to connect to Phuket and Phang Nga.

Train services

• Local train No. 489 / 490 Surat Thani - Khiri Rat Nikhom - Surat Thani

References

• 岡本和之 (1993). タイ鉄道旅行. めこん. ISBN 4-8396-0080-5.
• 柿崎一郎 (2010). 王国の鉄路 タイ鉄道の歴史. 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. 文芸社. ISBN 978-4-286-13041-5.

Coordinates: 9°01′53″N 98°56′50″E / 9.0314°N 98.9472°E