Nakhon Lampang Railway Station
Nakhon Lampang Railway Station สถานีรถไฟนครลำปาง | |||||||||||
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| Location | Sob Tui Subdistrict, Lampang City | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°16′44″N 99°28′24″E / 18.27889°N 99.47333°ECoordinates: 18°16′44″N 99°28′24″E / 18.27889°N 99.47333°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | State Railway of Thailand | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Northern Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | ลป. | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1916 | ||||||||||
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Nakhon Lampang Railway Station is a railway station located in Lampang. It is the main railway station for the province and is operated by the State Railway of Thailand. Nakhon Lampang Railway Station is on the Northern Line and is 642.292 kilometres (399.1 mi) from Bangkok Railway Station. The station was built around 1915 and was open for use after the first Royal Train arrived at Lampang Station on 1 April 1916.
Architecture
The station building itself was built in a mix of Northern-Thai Styled architecture and European architecture, and has 2 floors. The upper floor is the office of the Lampang District Traffic Department, and the lower floor being the office of the station. The balcony fence of the upper floor, door frames and windows are all furnished with beautiful patterns, and the entrance to the lower hall and ticket office have curved entrances.
Nakhon Lampang Railway Station has been well maintained over the years, retaining its many decorative features. The station received the Association of Siamese Architects' Architectural Conservation Award under the category of institutional and public structures in 1993.
In front of the station there is a preserved steam locomotive no.728 and a fountain. There is also a horse rickshaw stop as well.
Train services
- Nakhon Phing Express 1/2 Bangkok-Chiang Mai-Bangkok
- Super Express 9 Bangkok-Chiang Mai
- Super Express 12 Chiang Mai-Bangkok
- Super Express 13/14 Bangkok-Chiang Mai-Bangkok
- Express 51/52 Bangkok-Chiang Mai-Bangkok
- Rapid 109 Bangkok-Chiang Mai
- Rapid 102 Chiang Mai-Bangkok
- Local 407/408 Nakhon Sawan-Chiang Mai-Nakhon Sawan
Annual event
Every April, there is a commemoration event to celebrate the railway's history and horse rickshaws (a symbol of Lampang) which celebrates the horse rickshaws being a way of transportation for Lampang people for a long time in the past and also railways from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, running since 1916, during the reign of King Vajiravudh.
Places nearby
- Lampang City
- Wat Sri Rong Muang
- Sop Tui Subdistrict Community
- Bo Haeo Community
Bo Haeo Halt
Bo Haeo Railway Halt was a railway halt operated by the State Railway of Thailand, in Bo Haeo Subdistrict, Lampang City. It used to be between Nakhon Lampang and Hang Chat railway stations. The halt is 642.17 kilometres (399.0 mi) away from Bangkok Railway Station and was regularly used in the past, until it was closed down due to easier modern transportation and a decrease in usage between the community and the city.
References
- "ลดภาระขาดทุน รฟท.ประกาศยกเลิก 6ขบวนรถเชิงพาณิชย์". ไทยรัฐออนไลน์.
- "รายชื่อสถานีรถไฟและที่หยุดรถ สายเหนือ" [List of railway stations and bus stops above]. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008.
- "สถานีรถไฟและสถาปัตยกรรมสำคัญเกี่ยวกับรถไฟไทย" [Architectural Digest train station and about Thailand]. Rotfaithai forums. 29 May 2006.#
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