Kantang railway station is a railway station in Kantang Subdistrict, Kantang District, Trang. A Class 3 station, it is from

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, and is the terminus of the Kantang Branch Line. Its building has not been renovated, and has its original wood designs. It is separated into two parts, the main building, and the verandah (platform). Both are painted mustard yellow lined in dark brown, a unique feature of the station. It contains Love Station, an air-conditioned coffee shop with a photogenically popular exterior. Kantang Station's architecture has been preserved and registered under the

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. A formerly modern-style passenger train, permanently exhibited behind the normal tracks, can be seen from the station building and as one approaches by road. This station opened in April 1913 for the Southern Line section Huai Yot–Kantang, initially as Trang railway station. The line was extended about 500 metres to Kantang Port so cargo from international trade with

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could be transported by rail. That section ceased operations in the 1960s and was dismantled.

Train services

* Rapid train No. 167 / 168 Krung Thep Aphiwat – Kantang – Krung Thep Aphiwat

References

* * * * * Railway stations in Thailand opened in 1913 {{Thailand-railstation-stub