Hua Lamphong Railway Station

  • Northern Route: Bangkok - Chiang Mai
  • Northeast route: Bangkok - Ubon Ratchathani / Nong Khai
  • Eastern section: Bangkok-Aranyaprathet/Chonburi
  • South Range: Bangkok - ngai Kolok Su- / Butterworth (Malaysia)

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Hua Lamphong Station ( Thai: สถานี รถไฟ หัวลำโพง, pronunciation: [ ni ː ː ǎ satellite ʰ ʰ o ː ŋ rót.fai hǔa.lamp ] ) is the main station of Bangkok, capital of Thailand. It is located in the city center in the district of Pathum Wan. Hua Lamphong is the central hub in the transportation network of the Thai State Railway.

History

The Hua Lamphong Railway Station is the second main train station of Bangkok. At the place where the former station was smaller, now a memorial pillar to the introduction of rail transport in Thailand 1897. The new central station was built on the site of the central repair shop the Thai state railway, which moved in 1910 to Makkasan. Was then commenced with the construction of the new central train station, which was opened after six years of construction on August 16, 1916.

During the Second World War, the Allies tried in vain to destroy the main train station, they met only a nearby hotel.

On 8 November 1986, the station came to a serious accident. A not busy with staff Lokomotivzug consisted of a depot in motion and drove over 15 km by 50 km / h on the train station to. There he ran into the station concourse from the buffer and only came on the subway to a standstill, while five people were killed and another seven were injured.

Reception building

The station building was built in the style of the Italian Renaissance and includes a roof structure made of steel and wood with stained glass windows. The architect was born in Turin Italian Mario Tamagno, who was involved in numerous public building projects in Bangkok along with his fellow countryman Annibale Rigotti (1870-1968) in the early 20th century. Dominating in the building is the central nave concourse.

Importance for traffic

The Hua Lamphong Railway Station is the central node in the company focused on Bangkok railway network in Thailand. All remote connections go from this station or end here.

Since 2004 the station is connected to the network of underground of Bangkok.

Detail exterior facade

Interior view of the concourse

Interior with a shrine for King Chulalongkorn ( Rama V )

Bangkok to Hua Lamphong Station - Interior (March 2008)

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