Rueso railway station

Rueso

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General information
LocationRueso Subdistrict, Rueso District, Yala
Coordinates6°23′38″N 101°30′55″E / 6.3939°N 101.5153°E / 6.3939; 101.5153
Owned byState Railway of Thailand
Line(s)Southern Line
Platforms2
Tracks3
Other information
Station codeสะ.
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station
Balo Southern Line Ban Salo Bukit Yuaerae Halt

Rueso railway station is a railway station located in Rueso Subdistrict, Rueso District, Narathiwat. It is a class 1 railway station located 1,071.191 km (665.6 mi) from Thon Buri railway station.

Incidents

  • On 18 November 2012, a 100 kg bomb exploded under Local No. 463 Yala-Sungai Kolok. The bomb was planted under the railway tracks at the 1075 km post, between Rueso Railway Station and Ban Salo Bukit Yuaerae Halt. The bombing occurred at around 07:00 a.m., and caused one fatality (military volunteer) and 16 to be seriously injured. Carriage 7 (which was a guard's carriage) was destroyed to the largest extent from the impact of the bomb. The bomb crater was found 200 metres from Carriage 8 (the last carriage) and was three metres wide and 1.5 metres deep. Casualties were sent to Narathiwat Rajanagarindra Hospital afterwards.[1]
  • On 8 March 2015, a bomb hidden in a motorcycle exploded in front of Rueso Railway Station. The bombing occurred at about 08:00 a.m., and caused nine casualties, of which were three soldiers and six locals. The casualties were sent to Rueso Hospital, Narathwiat Rajanagarindra Hospital and Yala Central Hospital afterwards. The motorcycle used was stolen from a deceased school teacher in Cho-airong District, and the registration plate was stolen from a local in Sukhirin District.[2]

All events were part of the South Thailand Insurgency.

Services

  • Super Express No. 37/38 Bangkok-Sungai Kolok-Bangkok
  • Rapid No. 171/172 Bangkok-Sungai Kolok-Bangkok
  • Rapid No. 175/176 Hat Yai Junction-Sungai Kolok-Hat Yai Junction
  • Local No. 447/448 Surat Thani-Sungai Kolok-Surat Thani
  • Local No. 451/452 Nakhon Si Thammarat-Sungai Kolok-Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Local No. 453/454 Yala-Sungai Kolok-Yala
  • Local No. 463/464 Phatthalung-Sungai Kolok-Phatthalung

References

  1. ^ "โจรใต้เหิมวางระเบิด 100 กก.ขบวนรถไฟพังยับ ตาย 1 เจ็บ 16 ที่นราธิวาส". Manager Online. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. ^ BECi Corporation Ltd., Thailand. "ไม่พบหน้าที่ท่านต้องการ - ครอบครัวข่าว3". Krobkruakao.com. Retrieved 11 August 2015.