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Kapang railway halt (Thai: ที่หยุดรถไฟกะปาง) is a railway halt in Thailand located in Tambon Khlong Pang, Amphoe Ratsada, northeast Trang province. It is one of the railway halts of the Southern Line and is located 776.33 km (482.39 mi) from Thon Buri railway station.
Kapang กะปาง | |||||||||||
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 Kapang railway station in January 2007 before reopened as halt. | |||||||||||
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| Location | Tambon Khlong Pang, Amphoe Ratsada Trang Province Thailand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 8°00′16″N 99°38′31″E / 8.00445°N 99.642013°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | State Railway of Thailand (SRT) | ||||||||||
| Managed by | Ministry of Transport | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kantang Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Station code | กป. | ||||||||||
| Classification | Halt | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1914 (station) | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1981 (station) | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2008 (halt) | ||||||||||
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Kapang initially opened as a railway station, however it was abandoned between 1981-2008, because it was burned down by Communist terrorists and was no longer usable. In August 2008, 5,000 people signed up for the government to resume train operations.[1]
References
edit- ^ วานิชสุนทรนนท์ (August 2008). "ชาวคลองปางอ.รัษฏา จ.ตรัง เรียกร้องอยากได้สถานีรถไฟคืนหลังจากที่ร้างไปเกือบ30 ปี เพราะถูกคอมมิวนิสต์เผา ครวญอยากใช้ของฟรีบ้าง". Oknation (in Thai).
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