Ban Klong Luk Border railway station
Ban Klong Luk Border railway station (Thai: สถานีรถไฟด่านพรมแดนบ้านคลองลึก) is a railway station in Thailand and is considered as the last stop of the Aranyaprathet Main Line of the Eastern Line located in Thailand, before entering Cambodia. It is located in Aranyaprathet Subdistrict, Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo Province on the border between Thailand and Cambodia.
Ban Klong Luk Border railway station สถานีรถไฟด่านพรมแดนบ้านคลองลึก | |||||||||||
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Location | Aranyaprathet Subdistrict, Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo Province | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 13.662753°N 102.548482°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | State Railway of Thailand (SRT) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Eastern Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Station code | ลง. | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1 July 2019 | ||||||||||
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Ban Klong Luk Border railway station is classified as a third class railway station. It is 260.23 km (161 mi) from Hua Lamphong (Bangkok railway station) and located on the south side of Rong Kluea Market, the largest retail and wholesale second-hand clothing market in the eastern Thailand.[1]
This station has a history of more than 40 years. The building has been completed for a long time, but remained unused. In the last few years, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) repaired and renovated the tracks from Aranyaprathet railway station, located 6 km (3 mi) away and the official opening ceremony took place on 22 April 2019 and the first rail services were operated on 1 July 2019.[2]
Train services
- Ordinary train No. 275/276 Bangkok - Aranyaprathet - Ban Klong Luk Border
- Ordinary train No. 279/280 Ban Klong Luk Border - Aranyaprathet - Bangkok[1]
References
- "เปิดแล้ว! รถไฟสายกรุงเทพฯ-โรงเกลือ ช่วยเดินทางสะดวกขึ้น คาดนักท่องเที่ยวเพิ่ม ลุ้นเชื่อมเส้นทางกัมพูชา" [Open now! Bangkok - Rong Kluea Railway Line, make traveling easier, expect more tourists, push forward connect to Cambodia route]. Matichon (in Thai). 2019-07-01.
- "Thai-Cambodian Leaders Launch Cross-Border Rail Link". MCOT. 2019-04-22.