Chitralada railway station explained

Chitralada
Native Name:จิตรลดา
Native Name Lang:thai
Other Name:Suan Chitralada Royal
Address:Sawankhalok Rd, Suan Chitlada Subdistrict, Dusit District
Borough:Bangkok
Country:Thailand
Coordinates:13.7665°N 100.5245°W
Owned:State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
Operator:Monarchy of Thailand
Distance:3.29 km (2 mi) from Hua Lamphong
Platforms:1
Tracks:3
Structure:At-grade
Architectural Style:Single-storey brick
Status:Royal use only
Classification:Special
Rebuilt:1921
Mapframe:yes

Chitralada railway station or Suan Chitralada royal railway station (Thai: สถานีรถไฟจิตรลดา, สถานีรถไฟหลวงสวนจิตรลดา) is a railway station in Thailand, located on Sawankhalok Rd, Suan Chitlada Subdistrict, Dusit District, Bangkok.

It is a special railway station that only serves the royal family when traveling by train.[1] It is located on the side of Sawankhalok Rd, opposite the Chitralada Royal Villa, 3.29 km (2 mi) from Hua Lamphong (Bangkok railway station), considered in the middle between Yommarat and Ramathibodi Hospital halts.

Chitralada railway station was originally a wooden building built in the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). Later, in the year 1921, during the reign of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI), the construction of a new station was a single-storey brick building. There is a dome that was built according to the Italian Renaissance architecture to replace the original wooden building.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: คำถวายชัยมงคล สำหรับเมืองนครลำปาง. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304224028/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2469/D/4047.PDF. dead. March 4, 2016. PDF. ราชกิจจานุเบกษา.
  2. Web site: สถานีรถไฟหลวงจิตรลดา . Chitralada Royal Railway Station. facebook. pr.railway. 2017-05-03. thai.
  3. Web site: ย้อนอดีตสถานีรถไฟหลวงจิตรลดา . Channel 9 MCOT HD. 2015-10-15. thai. Retrace Chitralada Royal Railway Station.