The Bangkok Railway Station in Bangkok Travel(Hua Lamphong Railway Station)

Being well known by both Thai and foreign tourists, The Bangkok Railway Station is alive with many passengers every day, especially on long holidays or during important festivals. Many people travelling in Thailand use the station as both the starting point and the destination, and it can be considered the heart of land transportation of Thailand

The History of the Bankok Railway Station

The official name is the Bangkok Railway Station, it was built since 1910 and completed and opened for operations on the 25th, June 1916 during the reign of King Rama VI, but the people preferred to call it Hua Lamphong railway station according to the name of the canal and road that were closed to that area. The word Hua Lamphong, some say originated from the green plains surrounding the area, that were used to rear cows of the Muslim community. When the people saw the cows running vigorously in the plains, it was named the Lamphong cow plains, eventually being called Hua Lamphong. Others presumed that the name originated from a type of tree called the Lamphong tree that grew abundantly in that area.

Originally it was a combined railway station, that is, it included the services to transport goods and also at the same time the transportation of passengers. When there was an increase of both the transportation of goods and passengers as well, due to the limited area surrounding the Hua Lamphong railway station which encompassed 120 Rai(48acres), further expansion was not possible, this also was due to the traffic situation around the station. Due to these factors the transportation of goods sector was shifted to the Phahon Yothin area since 1960 and the present station was renovated to cater only transporting passengers who would arrive from all areas of the country.