Chitralada railway station

Chitralada railway station or Suan Chitralada royal railway station (Thai: สถานีรถไฟจิตรลดา, สถานีรถไฟหลวงสวนจิตรลดา) is a railway station in Thailand, located on Sawankhalok Rd, Suan Chitlada Subdistrict, Dusit District, Bangkok.

Chitralada

จิตรลดา
General information
Other namesSuan Chitralada Royal
LocationSawankhalok Rd, Suan Chitlada Subdistrict, Dusit District
Bangkok
Thailand
Coordinates13.76648°N 100.52452°E / 13.76648; 100.52452
Owned byState Railway of Thailand (SRT)
Operated byMonarchy of Thailand
Distance3.29 km (2 mi) from Hua Lamphong
Platforms1
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Architectural styleSingle-storey brick
Other information
StatusRoyal use only
ClassificationSpecial
History
Rebuilt1921
Location

It is a special railway station that only serves the royal family when traveling by train.[1] It is located on the side of Sawankhalok Rd, opposite the Chitralada Royal Villa, 3.29 km (2 mi) from Hua Lamphong (Bangkok railway station), considered in the middle between Yommarat and Ramathibodi Hospital halts.

Chitralada railway station was originally a wooden building built in the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). Later, in the year 1921, during the reign of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI), the construction of a new station was a single-storey brick building. There is a dome that was built according to the Italian Renaissance architecture to replace the original wooden building.[2][3]

References

  1. "คำถวายชัยมงคล สำหรับเมืองนครลำปาง" (PDF). ราชกิจจานุเบกษา. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.
  2. pr.railway (2017-05-03). "สถานีรถไฟหลวงจิตรลดา" [Chitralada Royal Railway Station]. facebook (in Thai).
  3. "ย้อนอดีตสถานีรถไฟหลวงจิตรลดา" [Retrace Chitralada Royal Railway Station]. Channel 9 MCOT HD (in Thai). 2015-10-15.
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