Chiang Mai Railway Station

Chiang Mai Railway Station

Chiang Mai Railway Station (SRT Code: CGM) (Thai: สถานีรถไฟเชียงใหม่ (ชม.)) is the 1st class station and the main railway station in Chiang Mai Province. This station is on the east side of the Ping River in the city of Chiang Mai. There are 10 daily trains,[1] not including Eastern and Oriental Express trains servicing this station. There are also 4 to 6 special trains at New Year, Songkran and other special festivals. In the 2004 census, Chiang Mai Station served nearly 800,000 passengers.

Brief history

Chiang Mai station opened for service for standard gauge rolling stocks on 1 January 1922. The first train was the Lampang–Chiang Mai mixed train. An additional train was the Lamphun–Chiang Mai mixed train (Which later became the second Lampang–Chiang Mai mixed train), introduced on 15 January 1922.

Northern Express had been introduced to Chiang Mai on November 1, 1922. Northern Express using Baldwin Pacific locomotives (meter gauge) and Swiss Consolidation locomotives (meter gauge) was introduced on December 21, 1926. Later, Hanomag Pacific locomotive replaced Baldwin Pacific in 1928-1929.

Frich diesel electric locomotives replaced steam locomotives for the Northern express on 5 March 1933, after a test run on 16 November 1931. The excursion train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai was also introduced on 11 April 1933.

The first Chiang Mai station building was destroyed by bombs from Allied Forces on 21 December 1943. It was rebuilt in 1945 and reopened in 1948 and Northern Express service was resumed on August 4, 1946.

Train services[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Timetable & Fares". State Railway of Thailand. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  2. ↑ "Timetable & Fares". State Railway of Thailand. State Railway of Thailand. Retrieved 2014-10-28.

Coordinates: 18°47′01″N 99°01′01″E / 18.78365°N 99.01688°E