Nakhon Lampang railway station
Nakhon Lampang นครลำปาง | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Lampang | ||||||||||
| Location | Sop Tui Subdistrict, Lampang Lampang Province Thailand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°16′44″N 99°28′24″E / 18.27889°N 99.47333°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | State Railway of Thailand | ||||||||||
| Managed by | Ministry of Transport | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Chiang Mai Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | ลป. | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1916 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
 | |||||||||||
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 Association of Siamese Architects' 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.
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 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.
- "รายชื่อสถานีรถไฟและที่หยุดรถ สายเหนือ" [List of railway stations and bus stops above]. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008.
- "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)
