Maeklong แม่กลอง | |||||||||||
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Location | Phet Samut Road, Maeklong subdistrict, Mueang Samut Songkhram district, Samut Songkhram province | ||||||||||
Owned by | State Railway of Thailand | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Maeklong Railway (Ban Laem–Maeklong Line) | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Station code | แอ. | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 10 June 1905 | ||||||||||
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Maeklong railway station is a railway station located in Maeklong subdistrict, Mueang Samut Songkhram district, Samut Songkhram province. It is a class 1 railway station and is located on the east bank of the Maeklong River. It is the main railway station of Samut Songkhram province. Currently, 8 rail services operate at the station. [1]
Maeklong Railway Market (Talat Rom Hup) is located to the east of the railway station.
The station opened on 10 June 1905 during the reign of King Chulalongkorn, as part of the Ban Laem – Maeklong railway line operated by the Tachin Railway Ltd. [2] [3]
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