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Nong Pladuk Junction
ชุมทางหนองปลาดุก
Rebuilt station structure
General information
LocationMu 6 (Ban Nong Pladuk), Nong Kop Sub-district, Ban Pong District, Ratchaburi
Ratchaburi Province
Thailand
Operated byState Railway of Thailand
Managed byMinistry of Transport
Line(s)
Platforms2
Tracks5
Other information
Station codeปด.
ClassificationClass 3
History
Opened19 June 1903 (1903-06-19)
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station
Khlong Bang Tantowards Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) or Krung Thep Aphiwat Southern Line Ban Pongtowards Su-ngai Kolok
through to Bangkok via the Southern Line Southern LineBurma Railway Thanon Songpol Halttowards Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi Halt
Southern LineSuphan Buri Line Thung Bua Halttowards Suphan Buri or Ma Lai Maen Halt
Former services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station
Terminus Suphan Buri Branch Yang Prasat Halttowards Suphan Buri
Location
Former station structure

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.

History

Nong Pladuk Junction railway station was opened in June 19, 1903 as part of the first phase of the Southern Line construction between Thon Buri and Phetchaburi.

Burma Railway

Main article: 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. On 16 September 1942, construction started at both ends of the planned railway line. 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.

References

  1. "Non Pladuk". Japanse Krijsgevangenkampen (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. "The Thailand-Burma Railway". PBS. Retrieved 27 January 2022.



Thailand State Railway of Thailand Railway Stations
Southern Line
Southern Main Line
Thon Buri Branch Line
Suphan Buri Branch Line
Burma Railway
(Nam Tok Branch Line)
Khiri Rat Nikhom Branch Line
Kantang Branch Line
Nakhon Si Thammarat Branch Line
Padang Besar Branch Line

13°49′04″N 99°54′39″E / 13.8177°N 99.9109°E / 13.8177; 99.9109

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