TRANSPORT IN BANGKOK METROPOLIS
Hua Lamphong Railway Station |
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สถานีหัวลำโพง |
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Bangkok Train Station |
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Hua Lamphong, or Bangkok Train Station, was the main terminal to
northern, eastern, northeastern and southern Thailand but it was
replaced by the modern Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
Station also known as Bang Sue Grand Station. Hua Lamphong Train
Station is now reserved for some local trains and week-end
tourist trains. The stationt connects with the MRT underground
system and features a distinct half-dome structure, designed by
an Italian architect Mario Tamagno in an Italian neo-renaissance
style.
Open in 1916, Hua Lamphong boasts an elegant design,
similar to several government buildings and public monuments
built during the same period, such as the Ananta Samakhom Throne
Hall, The Bank of Thailand Museum and Parliament building – all
designed by the same architect. Its appearance and interior
layout have been compared with the Frankfurt Train Station,
which also features the half dome façade, a giant clock on the
front gable and open-air passenger galleries.
At the end of
the platform 12, there’s a monument that marks the spot where
King Rama V presided over the opening of the Bangkok to
Ayutthaya line on 26 March 1896. The original station was
situated here before to move to the present one built in 1916.
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Bangkok |
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Pathum Wan |
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Rong Muang |
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Transport in Bangkok
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Free |
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GPS : |
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13.73981, 100.51672 |
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