Nong Kae railway station
Railway station in Nong Kae, Thailand
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Nong Kae railway station is a railway station located in Nong Kae Subdistrict, Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan. It is a class 3 railway station located 216.963 km (134.8 mi) from Thon Buri railway station.
LocationTakiap Road, Nong Kae Subdistrict, Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan
Owned byState Railway of Thailand
LineSouthern Line
Platforms1
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| Location | Takiap Road, Nong Kae Subdistrict, Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan | ||||||||||
| Owned by | State Railway of Thailand | ||||||||||
| Line | Southern Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | นอ. | ||||||||||
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2007 rail accident
On 14 January 2007, Rapid No. 178 Lang Suan-Thon Buri collided with Special Express No. 39/41 Bangkok-Surat Thani/Yala (coupled together) at Nong Kae. The accident occurred at 02:30 am, and since the trains collided head-on, this caused 2 deaths: the train driver and the train mechanic. Many were injured and were sent to Hua Hin Hospital afterwards.
References
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