Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi

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Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi Railway Station

Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi ( Thai : น้ำตก ไทรโยค น้อย , lit.: Small Sai Yok Waterfall ) is a small town ( Thesaban Tambon ) in the Sai Yok district ; it is located in the southwest of the Kanchanaburi Province in the central region of Thailand .

Through the village leading Thailand-Burma Railway ( Death Railway or rail track of death ), which in World War II Thailand with Burma should connect. After the war, the line to Nam Tok station was largely dismantled, but the 1.4 km from Nam Tok to today's terminus Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi was reopened in 2003 to give tourists easier access to the nearby Sai-Yok-Noi -Waterfall to offer.

Efforts are being made to rebuild the line as part of the Trans-Asian Railway in order to connect the countries of Southeast Asia to the international rail network.

In 2012 the place had 3,675 inhabitants who live in an area of ​​4.40 km².

Individual evidence

  1. Population statistics 2012 . Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved June 28, 2014.

Coordinates: 14 ° 14 '  N , 99 ° 4'  E