Don Mueang railway station

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Don Mueang ดอนเมือง
Don Mueang Station in November 2021
Location	Sanambin Subdistrict, Don Mueang District Bangkok Thailand
Coordinates	13°55′11″N 100°36′04″E / 13.919727°N 100.601072°E / 13.919727; 100.601072Coordinates: 13°55′11″N 100°36′04″E / 13.919727°N 100.601072°E / 13.919727; 100.601072
Operated by	State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
Managed by	Ministry of Transport
Platforms	8
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	Elevated At-grade to close after intercity train trial run is completed
Platform levels	4
Other information
Station code	ดม., RN08
Classification	Class 1
History
Opened	26 March 1896 (1896-03-26)
Services Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station towards Bangkok Northern Line Rangsit towards Chiang Mai Northeastern Line Rangsit towards Ubon Ratchathani or Thanaleng (Laos) Preceding station SRT Red Lines Following station Kan Kheha towards Bang Sue Dark Red Line City Train Lak Hok (Rangsit University) towards Rangsit Proposed Preceding station Airport Rail Link Following station Terminus High-Speed Rail Linking Three Airports Bang Sue towards
Location

Don Mueang Station is a railway station in Bangkok. It is located opposite Don Mueang International Airport. It currently serves the SRT Dark Red Line and long-distance intercity trains on the Northern and Northeastern Line of the State Railway of Thailand. There is a pedestrian bridge directly linking the new station to the airport.

History[]

Don Mueang station opened in 1898 as part of Thailand's first railway between Bangkok and Ayutthaya.^[1] Its initial station structure was located on the airport side. However, this was moved after the construction of Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. A new station structure was constructed in 2013 in corcordance with the construction of the SRT Dark Red Line. This new elevated station structure is located 700 meters from the original station, above the site of the Talat Mai Don Mueang railway halt. There are two levels, whereby the lower four platforms are for long-distance intercity and commuter trains, while the upper four platforms are for the SRT Dark Red Line.

As of September 2021, only the SRT Dark Red Line upper platforms are open in the new station. Intercity trains still use the old station. SRT is currently conducting trial runs on the elevated tracks and the lower platforms are expected to be in operation from November 2021 onwards. Once all trains have been moved to the elevated station, the at-grade station will close.^[2]

Station layout[]

Gallery[]

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  SRT Dark Red Line Platforms

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  Elevated platform for intercity trains which plans to relocate.

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