Yothaka railway station

Yothaka railway station (Thai: สถานีรถไฟโยทะกา) is a railway station located in Bang Toei Subdistrict, Ban Sang District, Prachinburi Province. The station is a part of eastern railway line and is a class 4 railway station located 93.73 km (58 mi) from Hua Lamphong (Bangkok railway station).

Yothaka railway station

สถานีรถไฟโยทะกา
Yothaka railway station, 28 October 2013
Location4002 Rural Rd, Bang Toei, Ban Sang, Prachinburi, Thailand
Owned byState Railway of Thailand (SRT)
Line(s)Eastern Line
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeยท.
Services
Preceding station   State Railway of Thailand   Following station
Khlong Yi Sib Ed
toward Bangkok
Eastern Line
Ban Sang
toward Poipet

Its name is assumed to be from its location near Paknam Yothaka (Yothaka estuary), where is a confluence of rivers Prachinburi and Nakhon Nayok. Or may be from the name of yothaka flower (Bauhinia monandra) because in the past this place has species of plants blooming all the way.[1]

Train services

  • Ordinary train No. 275/276 Bangkok - Aranyaprathet - Bangkok
  • Ordinary train No. 279/280 Bangkok - Aranyaprathet - Bangkok[2]

References

  1. We love Prachinburi (2016-07-04). "สถานีรถไฟโยทะกา" [Yothaka railway station]. facebook (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  2. "Check timetable & fares". SRT.
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