Nakhon Ratchasima Railway Station

Nakhon Ratchasima Railway Station
สถานีรถไฟนครราชสีมา
Location Mukkhamontri Rd, Nai Muang, Muang, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000
Owned by State Railway of Thailand
Line(s) Northeastern Line
Platforms 12
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code รส.
History
Opened 11 November 1900
Rebuilt 24 June 1955
(World War II Bombed)
Traffic
64,000
Services
Preceding station   State Railway of Thailand   Following station
Phukhao Lat
toward Hua Lamphong
Northeastern Line
Phukhao Lat
toward Hua Lamphong
Northeastern Line
toward Thanaleng

Nakhon Ratchasima Railway Station is a 1st class station and the main railway station in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. This station located in west side of the city of Nakhon Ratchasima. There are 18 daily trains, 1 E&O trains served to this station. Also, there are 4 to 6 special trains service in New Year, Songkran or other special festival. In the 2008 census, Nakhon Ratchasima Station served nearly 800,000 passengers.

History

Nakhon Ratchasima station was opened for service as Khorat Station using Standard gauge rolling stock on 11 November 1900. The opening ceremony was performed by King Chulalongkorn on 21 December 1900 as the terminus for the Nakhon Ratchasima Line from Bangkok.

The station was the terminus for the Northeastern region for about 20 years until the opening of the Tha Chang section of the Ubon Ratchathani Line on 1 November 1922. The gauge had previously been changed from standard gauge (4 ft 81⁄2 in) to one meter (1m) gauge and this work was completed in July 1922.

The station name was changed from Khorat station to Nakhon Ratchasima station in 1934.

The weekly Northeastern Express to Ubon Ratchathani (then called the Varindr terminus) was introduced to Ubon Ratchathani on 19 March 1938. Diesel Electric Locomotive power from Frich and SLM ran from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima and the rest of the route (Nakhon Ratchasima station - Varindr) was covered by Hanomag Pacific Steam Locomotive. A weekly express to Khonkaen was introduced on 3 November 1939 and it was extended to Udon Thani on 24 June 1941, the opening day of Udon Thani station.

The station was bombed during WWII and the present station building replaced the wooden building on 24 June 1955 along with the construction of a new depot and maintenance center.

Train services

References

Coordinates: 14°58′21″N 102°04′44″E / 14.972429°N 102.0789528°E / 14.972429; 102.0789528

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