Line(s) Southern Line Station code ชท. Owner State Railway of Thailand Platforms in use 2 | Tracks 6 Previous names Sam Yaek Nakhon Opened October 1914 | |
Location National Highway No.4018, Khuan Koei Subdistrict, Ron Phibun District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Owned by State Railway of Thailand Address Khuan Koei, Ron Phibun District, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80130, Thailand Similar Ban Thung Pho Junction, Hin Gong Railway Halt, Khlong Khanan Railway, Photharam Railway Station, Khao Phanom Baek Rail | ||
Khao Chum Thong Junction Railway Station is a railway station located in Khuan Koei Subdistrict, Ron Phibun District, Nakhon Si Thammarat. The station is a class 2 railway station, located 781.018 km (485.3 mi) from Thon Buri Railway Station. This station is the junction for the Southern Line mainline and the Nakhon Si Thammarat Branch Line.
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History
Khao Chum Thong Junction opened as a junction railway station in October 1914, along the Thung Song Junction-Phatthalung section of the Southern Line. Initially, the station was called "Sam Yaek Nakhon" (lit. Three-way Junction for Nakhon [Si Thammarat]). Later the name was changed to the current name in 1917, under the orders of King Vajiravudh.
In the past Khao Chum Thong was a station that all trains must stop as it was a water and wood fueling station. However, these facilities were removed in 1982, when no more steam locomotives were used.