Hua Lamphong

Inside Hua Lamphong

Hua Lamphong (Thai: หัวลำโพง) is the main railway station in Bangkok. It is situated in the center of the city in Pathum Wan district at 13°44′20″N, 100°31′0″E. Since 2004 the station has been connected to the MRT subway system. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1136x706, 373 KB) Central Railway Station Hualamphong, Bangkok, Thailand. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1136x706, 373 KB) Central Railway Station Hualamphong, Bangkok, Thailand. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Hualamphong_St001. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Hualamphong_St001. ... The Bangkok Skytrain at sunset on Thanon Narathiwat Ratcha Nakharin with Empire Tower at the back. ... Pathum Wan or Pathumwan (Thai ปทุมวัน) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. ... The entrance to Huai Kwang station The Bangkok Metro, officially called the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), is Bangkoks underground metro system. ...

The building was opened on 25 June 1916, after six years' construction. The site of the railway station was previously the national rail company's maintenance centre, which was moved to Makkasan in June 1910. At the location of the previous railway station nearby, a pillar now commemorates the inauguration of railways in 1897.

During World War II the Allies tried to bomb the station but hit a nearby hotel instead. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

The station was built in an Italian Renaissance style, with decorated wooden roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin-born Mario Tamagno, who with countryman Annibale Rigotti (1870–1968), made a mark on early 20th century public building in Bangkok. The pair also designed Bang Khun Prom Palace (1906), Ananda Samakhom Throne Hall in The Royal Plaza (1907-15) and Suan Kularb Residential Hall and Throne Hall in Dusit Garden, among other buildings. The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 14th century to about 1600, marking the transition between Medieval and Early Modern Europe. ... Turin (Italian: ; Piedmontese: Turin) is a major industrial city and business, cultural, and religious center in northwest Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River. ... The Royal Palace, Bangkok - photo taken in 1920s The Royal Plaza (Thai ลานพระบรมรูปทรงม้า) is located in front of the Ananta Samakom in Dusit Palace, Dusit, Bangkok, which was the former residence of King Chulalongkorn, and was later used as the first parliament building. ...

There are 14 platforms, 26 ticket booths, 2 elextric display boards in this station. Hualamphong served over 130 trains/day and approximately 60,000 passenger/day.