Thanon Chira Junction Railway Station

Thanon Chira Junction Station
สถานีรถไฟชุมทางถนนจิระ
Location Watcharasarit Rd, Nai Mueang, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima 30000
Owned by State Railway of Thailand
Line(s) Northeastern Line
Platforms 6
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code จร.
History
Opened November 1, 1922
Rebuilt 1955
(replaced with concrete building)
Traffic
64,000
Services
Preceding station   State Railway of Thailand   Following station
toward Hua Lamphong
Northeastern Line
Ban Phanao
toward Hua Lamphong
Northeastern Line
Ban Ko
toward Thanaleng

Thanon Chira Junction Station (SRT Code: CIY) (Thai: สถานีรถไฟชุมทางถนนจิระ (จร.)) is the main railway station in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. The station is on the south side of the city moat in Nakhon Ratchasima. There are 18 daily trains serving the station. There are also four to six special trains during the Thai New Year, Songkran, and other festivals. In the 2008 census, Thanon Chira Junction Station served nearly 350,000 passengers.

History

Thanon Chira Junction was opened on 1 November 1922 as the Thanon Chira Station on part of the Tha Chang section of the Ubon Line (21 km). The station became a junction in 1934 once the line to Khon Kaen was completed and opened on 1 April 1933. The location of the station is important because it is close to both Nakhon Ratchasima and the gate of Fort Suranaree (the headquarters of 2nd Army Region). Initially, the station was a wooden structure until after World War II, when a concrete structure replaced the dilapidated wooden station. The station has a container crane to handle container loading.

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Coordinates: 14°58′3″N 102°6′6″E / 14.96750°N 102.10167°E / 14.96750; 102.10167

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