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Surat Thani railway station (SRT Code: SRN) is the main railway station in Surat Thani Province, Thailand. It is on the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Southern Line, located 635.106 km from Thon Buri railway station. The station is on the east bank of Tapi River in Tha Kham town, Phun Phin District. Surat Thani Station first opened in 1915, and was originally named Phun Phin Station. The name was later changed to "Surat Thani railway station".^{[citation needed]}

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Surat Thani สุราษฎร์ธานี
Train station building
General information
Location	National Highway No.4008, Tha Kham Subdistrict, Phunphin District, Surat Thani
Owned by	State Railway of Thailand
Line(s)	Southern Line
Other information
Station code	รท.
History
Opened	1915
Rebuilt	1954
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station Ban Thung Pho Junction towards Bangkok Southern Line Khao Hua Khwai towards Su-ngai Kolok

It is also the station to alight for passengers traveling to Ko Samui.

History

In World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army used the station as a base for military activity. The station and the Chulachomklao Bridge (then named Tha Kham) across the Tapi were both bombed in May 1945 by American aircraft. The RSR (former name of the SRT) built a new station, called Surat Thani 2 railway station, on the north bank of the Tapi River opposite the old station. ^{[citation needed]}

Surat Thani 2 railway station was demolished after the Chulachomklao Bridge was opened for traffic in a ceremony on 16 February 1953, and the new Surat Thani Station building was finished in 1954.^{[citation needed]}

Train services

Currently,^[when?] Surat Thani railway station serves 28 trains per day, all of them served by SRT.

1. International Express train No. 45 / 46 Bangkok - Padang Besar - Bangkok
2. Thaksinnarath Express train No.31 / 32 Bangkok - Hat Yai - Bangkok
3. Thaksin Express train No. 37 / 38 Bangkok - Sungai Kolok - Bangkok
4. DMU Special Express train No. 39 / 40 Bangkok - Surat Thani - Bangkok
5. DMU Special Express train No. 41 / 42 Bangkok - Yala - Bangkok
6. DMU Special Express train No. 43 / 44 Bangkok - Surat Thani - Bangkok
7. Express train No. 83 / 84 Bangkok - Trang - Bangkok
8. Express train No. 85 / 86 Bangkok - Nakhon Si Thammarat - Bangkok
9. Rapid train No. 167 / 168 Bangkok - Kantang - Bangkok
10. Rapid train No. 169 / 170 Bangkok - Yala - Bangkok
11. Rapid train No. 171 / 172 Bangkok - Sungai Kolok - Bangkok
12. Rapid train No. 173 / 174 Bangkok - Nakhon Si Thammarat - Bangkok
13. Local train No. 445 / 446 Chumphon - Hat Yai - Chumphon
14. Local train No. 447 / 448 Surat Thani - Sungai Kolok - Surat Thani
15. Local train No. 489 / 490 Surat Thani - Khiri Rat Nikhom - Surat Thani
16. Eastern & Oriental Express train No. 500 / 501 Bangkok - Singapore - Bangkok

Former services

• International Express train No. 35/36 Bangkok - Butterworth - Bangkok (ceased 2016)

Transportation

The red bus connects the railway station with downtown Surat Thani City, leaving every 15 minutes. Minibuses to other districts such as Chaiya, Wiang Sa, and Ban Na, are also available.

Notes

• Rapid train No. 167 Bangkok - Kantang arrives here at about 7.47 a.m. daily and stops for about 15 minutes to remove some of the carriages.
• Rapid train No. 174 Nakhon Si Thammarat - Bangkok arrives here at about 4.47 p.m. daily. After all passengers have boarded, the locomotive will be removed to bring 3 carriages to connect to the train before departing.

External links

• Surat Thani travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Thailand Trains Guide to Surat Thani Railway Station

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