Don Mueang railway station explained

Don Mueang
Native Name:ดอนเมือง
Native Name Lang:thai
Style:SRT
Style2:Bangkok
Address:Sanambin Subdistrict, Don Mueang District
Borough:Bangkok
Country:Thailand
Coordinates:13.9197°N 100.6011°W
Operator:State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
Manager:Ministry of Transport
Platforms:8
Tracks:8
Structure:Elevated
Levels:4
Code:ดม., RN08
Classification:Class 1
Opened: (at-grade)
(elevated)
Closed: (at-grade)
Mapframe:yes

Don Mueang station (Thai: สถานีดอนเมือง, in Thai pronounced as /sā.tʰǎː.nīː dɔ̄ːn mɯ̄aŋ/,) is a railway station in Bangkok. It is located opposite Don Mueang International Airport. It currently serves the SRT Dark Red Line and long-distance intercity trains on the Northern and Northeastern Line of the State Railway of Thailand. There is a pedestrian bridge directly linking the new station to the airport.

History

Don Mueang station opened in 1898 as part of Thailand's first railway between Bangkok and Ayutthaya.[1] Its initial station structure was located on the airport side. However, this was moved after the construction of Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. A new station structure was constructed in 2013 in concordance with the construction of the SRT Dark Red Line. This new elevated station structure is located 700 meters from the original station, above the site of the former Talat Mai Don Mueang railway halt. There are two levels, whereby the lower four platforms are for long-distance intercity and commuter trains, while the upper four platforms are for the SRT Dark Red Line.

Dark Red Line services began running from the elevated station on 2 August 2021. Long distance trains started operating from the elevated station on 19 January 2023, with the at-grade station closing on the same day.[2] [3]

Station layout

U4
Upper Platform Floor
(suburban train)
Platform 1Dark Red Line toward
Island platform, doors open on the left/right.
Platform 2Dark Red Line toward
Platform 3Dark Red Line toward Krung Thep Aphiwat
Island platform, doors open on the left/right.
Platform 4Dark Red Line toward Krung Thep Aphiwat
U3
Lower Platform Level
(Long-distance Train)
Platform 5Northern Line Northeastern Line toward Ban Phachi Junction
Island platform, doors open on the left/right.
Platform 6Northern Line Northeastern Line toward Ban Phachi Junction
Platform 7Northern Line Northeastern Line toward Krung Thep Aphiwat and Bangkok (Hua Lamphong)
Island platform, doors open on the left/right.
Platform 8Northern Line Northeastern Line toward Krung Thep Aphiwat and Bangkok (Hua Lamphong)
U2
ticket sales class
ticket sales floorExit 1-4, Passenger Service Center, Ticket Office, Ticket Machine, Shop, Connecting Walkway to Don Mueang Airport
G
Street level
style = "border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top-Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road, Don Mueang Airport (Domestic Terminal), Don Mueang New Market

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Railway of Thailand (SRT) - History. live. Ministry of Transport. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921101511/https://www.mot.go.th/about.html?dsfm_lang=EN&id=13 . 2020-09-21 .
  2. Web site: นั่งรถไฟฟ้ามาชมเครื่องบิน ที่สถานีรถไฟดอนเมือง. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210918180300/https://intrend.trueid.net/bangkok/%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B1%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%96%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%9F%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99-%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%96%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87-trueidintrend_238246 . 2021-09-18 .
  3. Web site: การรถไฟฯ กำหนดให้วันที่ 19 มกราคม 2566 ปรับเปลี่ยนขบวนรถไฟทางไกล เหนือ ใต้ อีสาน ของขบวนรถด่วนพิเศษ รถด่วน รถเร็ว จำนวน 52 ขบวน .