Ayutthaya

อยุธยา
The station in mid-2020
General information
LocationKramang Sub-district, Ayutthaya
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province
Thailand
Coordinates14°21′24″N 100°34′59″E / 14.3567°N 100.5830°E / 14.3567; 100.5830
Operated byState Railway of Thailand
Managed byMinistry of Transport
Platforms3
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeConcrete building
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeอย.
ClassificationClass 1
History
Opened26 March 1896 (1896-03-26)
Rebuilt1921
Previous namesKrung Kao
Passengers
10,000–12,000 daily
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station
Ban Pho Northern Line Ban Ma
towards Chiang Mai
Northeastern Line Ban Ma
Location

Ayutthaya station (Thai: สถานีอยุธยา), is one of the main railway stations of the Northern Line and the Northeastern Line in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, located 71 km (44.1 mi) away from Bangkok railway station. It serves 77 trains per day, equivalent to 10,000–12,000 people passing through daily. Every passenger train passing this station must stop here.[1]

History

A train at Ayutthaya railway station

Ayutthaya railway station was built during the reign of King Chulalongkorn. Its name was "Krung Kao",[2] in relation to the nearby Ayutthaya Historical Park. In 1921, it was rebuilt as a concrete building with metal bracing and renamed "Ayutthaya" in keeping with King Vajiravudh's national order of 1917. The name and structure remains in use today.[3]

In addition, historically location of the station is also the site of Ayodhya. The first city before the establishment of Ayutthaya officially in 1351 by King Ramathibodi I (U-thong).[4]

References

  1. Content translated from the equivalent article on the Thai language Wikipedia.
  2. "Railway of Thailand History". State Railway of Thailand. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. "ประวัติสถานีรถไฟอยุธยา" [History Ayutthaya Train Station]. สถานีรถไฟอยุธยา (in Thai).
  4. Matichon TV (2023-04-15). "รู้จัก "เมืองอโยธยา" เมืองโบราณที่มีมาก่อนสุโขทัย : ขรรค์ชัย-สุจิตต์ ทอดน่องท่องเที่ยว" [Get to know "Ayodhya", an ancient city predates Sukhothai : Khanchai-Sujit travel]. YouTube (in Thai). Retrieved 2023-04-16.


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