Padang Besar (Thai) Railway Station (สถานีรถไฟปาดังเบซาร์ (ไทย))
Padang Besar (Thai) Railway Station (สถานีรถไฟปาดังเบซาร์ (ไทย)) is located in Padang Besar Subdistrict, Sadao District, Songkhla Province, Thailand. It is situated 978 kilometers from Thonburi Railway Station in Bangkok. Padang Besar (Thai) Railway Station opened on 21 December 2015 to provide local domestic access by train to Padang Besar Subdistrict. While very near the international border between Thailand and Malaysia, Padang Besar (Thai) Railway Station does not have any immigration and customs facilities. All immigration and customs formalities are done at Padang Besar Railway Station in Malaysia.
The railway line connecting Hat Yai in Thailand to Padang Besar on the Malaysia-Thailand border officially opened on 1 July 1918. This development established a continuous metre-gauge rail link between Thailand and British Malaya, enhancing regional connectivity and facilitating travel and trade between the two territories.
Padang Besar (Thai) Railway Station Details
Address: Padangbesa, Sadao District, Songkhla 02100, Thailand
Owner: Ministry of Transport
Operator: State Railway of Thailand
Platform Level: Ground
Platform Layout: Single Side Platform
Opened: 21 December 2015
State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Train Tracking System (TTS) Live Train Schedule
Padang Besar (Thai) Railway Station Train Services
- ดพ45 (SRT International Express)
- ท947 (SRT Hat Yai – Padang Besar Shuttle Train)
- ท949 (SRT Hat Yai – Padang Besar Shuttle Train)
- ท948 (SRT Hat Yai – Padang Besar Shuttle Train)
- ท950 (SRT Hat Yai – Padang Besar Shuttle Train)
- ดพ46 (SRT International Express)
Station Layout
GF: Ticket Office, Train Platform
Platforms
Platform: Train Platform
Concourse
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Key Station Amenities
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Exits
Exit: Padang Besar Thailand
Public Transport Connections
Hat Yai–Padang Besar Van Service 8301 operates from the van station on Thanon Taksinchaleamkhet approximately 500 meters from Padang Besar (Thai) Railway Station.
Yellow Songthaew 8455 plies between Padang Besar (Thai) and Sadao, operating from the Songthaew stop beside San Chao Hok Tek Paekong Padang Besar on Thanon Sri Monghkol approximately 550 meters from Padang Besar (Thai) Railway Station.
SRT Southern Line Stations (*served by KTM/Shuttle trains to Malaysia only*)
- 🡹 To Bangkok
- Surat Thani Railway Station
- Hat Yai Junction Railway Station
- 🡾 To Sungai Kolok
- Khlong Ngae Railway Station
- Padang Besar (Thai) Railway Station
- Padang Besar Railway Station
- 🡻 To Malaysia KTM Northern Line
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