Khao Tao railway station

Khao Tao เขาเต่า
General information
Location	Sathani Road, Nong Kae Subdistrict, Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan
Coordinates	12.4589°N 99.9698°E / 12.4589; 99.9698
Owned by	State Railway of Thailand
Line(s)	Southern Line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	ขต.
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station Suan Son Pradiphat towards Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) or Krung Thep Aphiwat Southern Line Wang Phong towards Su-ngai Kolok

Khao Tao railway station is a railway station located in Nong Kae Subdistrict, Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan. It is a class 3 railway station located 225.402 km (140.1 mi) from Thon Buri railway station.

2009 rail accident

On 5 October 2009, at 04:20 am, Express No. 84 Trang-Bangkok derailed at Khao Tao Railway Station when it was entering a passing loop at 105 km/h. It was believed to have been caused by the driver falling asleep on duty. This was due to the fact that the train was scheduled to stop at the passing loop of Wang Phong, the following station. However, the train went past a red light into the Wang Phong-Khao Tao section. At Khao Tao, a freight train was stopped, and in order to clear the way and the express had to be switched to the passing loop at Khao Tao. The express went beyond the speed limit and thus causing 6 carriages to derail. The accident caused 7 deaths and 88 injuries, at an estimated total of about 230 million baht in losses. Train services on the Southern Line were suspended for the rest of the day. The accident was considered one of the worst rail accidents throughout the railway's history.

References

• Ichirō, Kakizaki (2010). Ōkoku no tetsuro: tai tetsudō no rekishi. Kyōto: Kyōtodaigakugakujutsushuppankai. ISBN 978-4-87698-848-8.
• Otohiro, Watanabe (2013). Tai kokutetsu yonsenkiro no tabi: shasō fūkei kanzen kiroku. Tōkyō: Bungeisha. ISBN 978-4-286-13041-5.
• "สรุปสาเหตุตกราง พขร.หลับใน" (in Thai).