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Ubon Ratchathani Main Line | |
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Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Owner | State Railway of Thailand |
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Service | |
Type | Inter-city rail |
System | Northeastern Line |
Operator(s) | State Railway of Thailand |
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History | |
Opened | 26 March 1896 |
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Line length | 575.10 km (357.35 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
Ubon Ratchathani Main Line or Lower Isan Line is a railway line in Thailand. It runs from Ban Phachi Junction in the central to Ubon Ratchathani railway station in the lower northeastern, passes many provinces.
No. | Segment | Year opened [1] |
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1 | Bangkok (Hua Lamphong)–Ayutthaya | 1896 |
2 | Ayutthaya–Kaeng Khoi Junction | 1897 |
3 | Kaeng Khoi Junction–Muak Lek | 1897 |
4 | Muak Lek–Pak Chong | 1899 |
5 | Pak Chong–Nakhon Ratchasima | 1900 |
6 | Nakhon Ratchasima–Tha Chang | 1922 |
7 | Tha Chang–Buriram | 1925 |
8 | Buriram–Surin | 1926 |
9 | Surin–Huai Thap Than | 1927 |
10 | Huai Thap Than–Sisaket | 1928 |
11 | Sisaket–Ubon Ratchathani | 1930 |
Name | Old name [2] | Year changed |
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Saraburi | Pak Phreaw | 1934 |
Pang Asok | Pak Sok | — |
Nakhon Ratchasima | Korat | 1934 |
Thanon Chira Junction | Thanon Chira | 1934 |
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