Nong Pladuk Junction railway station explained

Nong Pladuk Junction
Native Name:ชุมทางหนองปลาดุก
Native Name Lang:thai
Address:Mu 6 (Ban Nong Pladuk), Nong Kop Sub-district, Ban Pong District, Ratchaburi
Borough:Ratchaburi Province
Country:Thailand
Operator:State Railway of Thailand
Manager:Ministry of Transport
Platforms:2
Tracks:5
Code:ปด.
Classification:Class 3
Services Collapsible:yes
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Other Services Header:Former services
Mapframe:yes

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 641NaN1 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

See 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.[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.

References

  1. Web site: Non Pladuk. Japanse Krijsgevangenkampen. 27 January 2022. nl.
  2. Web site: The Thailand-Burma Railway . PBS . 27 January 2022.

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