Nakhon Lampang Railway Station

Nakhon Lampang Railway Station
สถานีรถไฟนครลำปาง
Location Sob Tui Subdistrict, Lampang City
Coordinates 18°16′44″N 99°28′24″E / 18.27889°N 99.47333°E / 18.27889; 99.47333Coordinates: 18°16′44″N 99°28′24″E / 18.27889°N 99.47333°E / 18.27889; 99.47333
Owned by State Railway of Thailand
Line(s) Northern Line
Platforms 2
Tracks 6
Construction
Parking yes
Other information
Station code ลป.
History
Opened 1 April 1916
Services
Preceding station   State Railway of Thailand   Following station
toward Hua Lamphong
Northern Line
toward Chiang Mai

Nakhon Lampang Railway Station is a railway station located in Lampang. It is the main railway station for the province and is operated by the State Railway of Thailand. Nakhon Lampang Railway Station is on the Northern Line and is 642.292 kilometres (399.1 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 itself was built in a mix of Northern-Thai Styled architecture and European architecture, and has 2 floors. The upper floor is the office of the Lampang District Traffic Department, and the lower floor being the office of the station. The balcony fence of the upper floor, door frames and windows are all furnished with beautiful patterns, 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 there is a preserved steam locomotive no.728 and a fountain. There is also a horse rickshaw stop as well.

Train services

Annual event

Every April, there is a commemoration event to celebrate the railway's history and horse rickshaws (a symbol of Lampang) which celebrates the horse rickshaws being a way of transportation for Lampang people for a long time in the past and also railways from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, running since 1916, during the reign of King Vajiravudh.

Places nearby

Bo Haeo Halt

Bo Haeo Halt

Bo Haeo Railway Halt was a railway halt operated by the State Railway of Thailand, in Bo Haeo Subdistrict, Lampang City. It used to be between Nakhon Lampang and Hang Chat railway stations. The halt is 642.17 kilometres (399.0 mi) away from Bangkok Railway Station and was regularly used in the past, until it was closed down due to easier modern transportation and a decrease in usage between the community and the city.

References

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