Sawankhalok Line | |
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Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Owner | State Railway of Thailand |
Locale | Uttaradit Province, and Sukhothai Province |
Termini | |
Stations | 3 |
Service | |
Type | Inter-city rail |
System | State Railway of Thailand |
Operator(s) | SRT |
Depot(s) | Uttaradit Depot |
Rolling stock | British Rail Class 158 3 cars per train |
History | |
Opened | 15 August 1910 |
Technical | |
Line length | 28.8 km (17.9 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
The Sawankhalok Line is a branch railway line which splits from Chiang Mai Main Line at Ban Dara Junction, and ends at Sawankhalok. There are three stations on the line: Ban Dara Junction, Khlong Maphlap, Sawankhalok.
No. | Segment | Year opened [1] |
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1 | Ban Dara Junction–Sawankhalok | 1910 |
Train no. | Type | Termini | |
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3 | Limited Express | Hua Lamphong | Sawankhalok |
English Name | Thai Name | Code | Distance in km | Class | Thai abbr. | Note | Location |
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Ban Dara | บ้านดารา | 1137 | 458.31 | 3 | ดร. | Uttaradit | |
Khlong Lamung | คลองละมุง | 1138 | 466.32 | Halt | Closed | ||
Khlong Maphlap | คลองมะพลับ | 1139 | 470.27 | 3 | มป. | Sukhothai | |
Wat Khlong Pu | วัดคลองปู | 1140 | 474.96 | Halt | Closed | ||
Khlong Yang | คลองยาง | 1141 | 479.03 | Halt | Closed | ||
Nong Riang (Nong Wiang) [2] | หนองเรียง | 1142 | 483.08 | Halt | Closed | ||
Sawankhalok | สวรรคโลก | 1143 | 487.14 | 3 | สว. | ||
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