Thanon Chira Junction
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| Thanon Chira Junction Station | ||||||||||||
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| Address | Watcharasarit Rd, Nai Muang, Muang, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000 | |||||||||||
| Lines | Northeastern Line | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 12 | |||||||||||
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| Code | CIY | |||||||||||
| Owned by | State Railway of Thailand | |||||||||||
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Thanon Chira Junction Station (SRT Code : ) (Thai: สถานีรถไฟชุมทางถนนจิระ (จร.)) is the 2nd class station and the main railway station in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. This station located in south side of city moat in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima. There are 18 daily trains served to this station. Also, there are 4 to 6 special trains service in New Year, Songkran or other special festival. In the 2004 census, Thanon Chira Junction Station served nearly 800,000 passengers.
[edit] Brief History
Thanon Chira Junction station was opened for service for Standard gauge rolling stocks on January 1, 1922.
Northeastern Express has been introduced to Ubon Ratchathani on November 1, 1922. Northeastern Express using Baldwin pacific locomotive (meter gauge) and Swiss consilidate locomotive (meter gauge) was introduced on December 21, 1926. Hanomag pacific locomotive had replace Baldwin pacific in 1928-1929.
Frich Diesel Electric Locomotives had come to replace steam locomotives for Northeatern express on March 5, 1933, after the experiment on November 16, 1931. The execursion train from Bangkok to Chiang mai was also introduce on 11 April 1933.
[edit] Train Services
- Express Nakhonphink Train No. 1 from Bangkok (Only Sleeper Car)
- Express Nakhonphink Train No. 2 to Bangkok
- Diesel Rail Special Express Train No. 9 from Bangkok
- Diesel Rail Special Express Train No. 10 to Bangkok
- Diesel Rail Special Express Train No. 11 from Bangkok
- Diesel Rail Special Express Train No. 12 to Bangkok
- Special Express Train No. 13 from Bangkok
- Special Express Train No. 14 to Bangkok
- Express Train No. 51 from Bangkok
- Express Train No. 52 to Bangkok
- Rapid Train No. 101 from Bangkok -> terminated on January 10, 2007
- Rapid Train No. 102 to Bangkok
- Rapid Train No. 109 from Bangkok
- Rapid Train No. 110 to Bangkok -> terminated on January 10, 2007
- Local Train No. 407 from Nakhon Sawan
- Local Train No. 408 to Nakhon Sawan
- E&O Train from Bangkok (Not daily)
- E&O Train to Bangkok
