History of Lampang Railway Station, Thailand

Location: Muang District, Lampang Province
Architect/Designer: German engineer
Owner: State Railway of Thailand
Year built: 1915 – 1916 (Rama 6)
Award year: 1993 ( Selected by the conservation committee Architecture of the Association of Siamese Architects to be an outstanding building type of institutional and public buildings)

Lampang Railway Station is the first train station. Built in Thailand and remaining after World War I, it was designed by a German engineer tasked with building the Northern Railway. Considered that the construction of this train station has led. Progress came to Lampang many years before Chiang Mai. Since the tunneling at Tham Khun Tan has not been completed, the Lampang station was activated on April 1, 1916 to support the convoys Phitsanulok – Lampang and Uttaradit – Lampang before there was an express train northbound from Bangkok. came up to make a procession on November 1, 1922.

In 1963, the State Railway of Thailand delivered a steam locomotive to be displayed at Lampang Railway Station and designated this train station is a historic station. and preserve The architectural style of Lampang Railway Station is a 2-storey building made of bricks and plaster, with a rectangular plan, with two wings connecting it to the central hall. Colonial architectural style, with the use of arches and decorations with openwork and stucco, the area of ​​Lampang Railway Station is approximately 161 rai, with station buildings, warehouses, locomotive and train storage areas including the staff housing area The station building as seen today has undergone partial additions. especially before the year 1977 A control section was added to the south wing. The waiting area next to the railroad tracks and the facade in front of the parking lot Then the roof tiles were replaced. floor tile and renovated all the ground floor in 1995.

 

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