Nakhon Lampang railway station

Nakhon Lampang
นครลำปาง
Nakhon Lampang ; นครลำปาง
Location	Sop 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
Construction
Parking	yes
Other information
Station code	ลป.
History
Opened	1 April 1916
Services

Nakhon Lampang railway station is a railway station in Sop Tui Subdistrict, Mueang Lampang District, Lampang Province. It is the main railway station for the province and is operated by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT). The station is on the Northern Line, 642 kilometres (398.9 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 was built in a mix of northern Thai-styled architecture and European architecture, and has two floors. The upper floor is the office of the Lampang District Traffic Department, and the lower floor is the station office. The balcony fence of the upper floor, door frames, and windows are decorated, 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 ' Architectural Conservation Award under the category of institutional and public structures in 1993.

In front of the station on display is 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
Special Express 9 Bangkok-Chiang Mai
Special Express 12 Chiang Mai-Bangkok
Special 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 commemorative event to celebrate the railway's history and horse rickshaws, a symbol of Lampang.

Places nearby[]

Wat Sri Rong Muang
Bo Haeo Community

Bo Haeo Halt[]

Bo Haeo Halt

Bo Haeo Railway Halt was a halt operated by the State Railway of Thailand, in Bo Haeo Subdistrict, Mueang Lampang District. It used to be between Nakhon Lampang and Hang Chat railway stations. The halt is 642 kilometres (398.9 mi) from Bangkok railway station and was regularly used in the past, until it was closed due plummeting usage between the community and the city.

Gallery[]

The front facade of the station building
The front facade of the station building
Platform towards Bangkok
Platform towards Chiang Mai
Side facade of the station building seen from the platforms
Station sign in various languages and female-only parking sign
Platform with a train arriving from Bangkok

References[]

"ลดภาระขาดทุน รฟท.ประกาศยกเลิก 6ขบวนรถเชิงพาณิชย์". ไทยรัฐออนไลน์.
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"สถานีรถไฟและสถาปัตยกรรมสำคัญเกี่ยวกับรถไฟไทย" [Architectural Digest train station and about Thailand]. Rotfaithai forums. 29 May 2006.#
"Train services". State Railway of Thailand. 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
"All sorts of information". State Railway of Thailand. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019, at the Wayback Machine{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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