Nong Pladuk Junction railway station
Railway station in Thailand
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Nong Pladuk Junction railway station is a railway station in Nong Kop Sub-district, Ban Pong District, Ratchaburi. It is a class 3 railway station and is 64 km (39.8 mi) from Thon Buri railway station. It is on the Southern Line, and is the junction of two minor branch lines, the Nam Tok Line (Death Railway) and Suphan Buri Line.
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Ratchaburi Province
Thailand
- Su-ngai Kolok Main Line
- Nam Tok Line (Death Railway)
- Suphan Buri Line
Nong Pladuk Junction ชุมทางหนองปลาดุก | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Mu 6 (Ban Nong Pladuk), Nong Kop Sub-district, Ban Pong District, Ratchaburi Ratchaburi Province Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | State Railway of Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Ministry of Transport | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | ปด. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Class 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 19 June 1903 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Nong Pladuk Junction railway station was opened on June 19, 1903, as part of the first phase of the Southern Line construction between Thon Buri and Phetchaburi.
Burma Railway
During the Second World War, Nong Pladuk Junction became the start of the Death Railway, which ended in Thanbyuzayat in Burma. Construction of the railway was coordinated by the Imperial Japanese Army, who was permitted to build due to an armistice signed with Thailand. Camp Nong Pladuk was constructed near the junction station to serve as a transit camp carrying prisoners of war, especially from occupied British Malaya and Singapore.[1] On 16 September 1942, construction started at both ends of the planned railway line.[2] At the end of the war, the railway was confiscated by the British, who later sold it to the State Railway of Thailand.
In June 1963, a railway line from Nong Pladuk was opened to Suphan Buri by Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat, then prime minister.
