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Khok Kruat railway station

Khok Kruat railway station

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Khok Kruat railway station (Thai: สถานีรถไฟโคกกรวด) is a railway station in Isan region (northeastern Thailand), located in Khok Kruat Sub-District, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province (Korat). The station is classified as the third class of railway station and is 249.94 km (155 mi) from Bangkok railway station (Hua Lamphong).

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The station building is a striking high space under the colonial-style wooden building, built circa 1937.[1]

A serial killer, Somkid Phumphuang who was a dubbed "Thai Jack the Ripper", while fleeing the arrest of the police, was arrested on the train on the morning of December 18, 2019 at Pak Chong railway station as the police received intelligence from a young student who boarded the same train as him at this station.[2]

Train services

  • Ordinary train No. 233/234 Bangkok–Surin –Bangkok
  • Local train No. 431/432 Kaeng Khoi Junction–Khon Kaen–Kaeng Khoi Junction[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Lung Dali (2012-07-27). "สถานีรถไฟโคกกรวด เรือนไม้ใต้ถุนสูง เก่าสุดคลาสสิก" [Khok Kruat railway station, classical high space under the wooden building]. Oknation (in Thai).
  2. [2]
    "Mark on forehead leads to arrest of serial killer". Bangkokpost. 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  3. [3]
    "ขึ้นเหนือ|ล่องใต้|ไปอีสาน|และตะวันออก" กำหนดเวลาเดินรถ เดือนมิถุนายน 2562 ("To north|down south|go Isan|and east"), Train Timetables June 2019 (Free pamphlet) Thai: ภาษาไทย

14°55′51.5″N 101°57′32.2″E
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