Cho-airong railway station

Preceding station	State Railway of Thailand			Following station
Pa Phai towards Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) or Krung Thep Aphiwat		Southern Line		Bukit towards Su-ngai Kolok

Cho-airong station (Thai: สถานีเจาะไอร้อง) is a railway station located in Chuap Subdistrict, Cho-airong District, Narathiwat. It is a class 2 railway station located 1,111.15 km (690.4 mi) from Thon Buri railway station.

South Thailand insurgency events

• On 3 January 2011, separatists planted a bomb near the railway between Pa Phai-Cho-airong, followed by shootings on 3 patrol soldiers. As a result, all 3 were seriously injured and sent to Cho-airong Hospital afterwards.^[1]
• On 8 June 2011, separatists shot locals at Cho-airong railway station before igniting a hidden bomb in a vegetable-selling stall, injuring 6 people. The injured people included locals, police, military volunteers and the assistant district officer of Cho-airong District.
• In May 2014, bombs exploded on 2 railway bridges within the Cho-airong Area, causing 1–2 days suspension of rail services in the area.^[2]

All events were part of the South Thailand Insurgency.

Services

• 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

• Ichirō, Kakizaki (2010). Ōkoku no tetsuro: tai tetsudō no rekishi. Kyōto: Kyōtodaigakugakujutsushuppankai. ISBN 978-4-87698-848-8.^{[page needed]}
• Otohiro, Watanabe (2013). Tai kokutetsu yonsenkiro no tabi: shasō fūkei kanzen kiroku. Tōkyō: Bungeisha. ISBN 978-4-286-13041-5.^{[page needed]}