Mahachai railway station

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Mahachai

มหาชัย
Maha Chai Railway Station 20230325-2.jpg
Railway platforms in 2023
General information
LocationSukhaphiban Road, Mahachai subdistrict, Mueang Samut Sakhon district
Samut Sakhon province
Thailand
Operated by State Railway of Thailand
Line(s)Mahachai Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Connections Ferry symbol.svg Mahachai–Ban Laem Ferry
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeชั.
ClassificationClass 1
History
Opened29 December 1904 (1904-12-29)
Original companyTachin Railway Ltd.
Services
Preceding station Emblem of the State Railway of Thailand.svg State Railway of Thailand Following station
Terminus Maeklong Railway
Wongwian Yai–Mahachai
Nikhom Rotfai Mahachai Halt
towards Wongwian Yai
Location
Mahachai railway station

Mahachai railway station is a railway station located in Mahachai subdistrict, Mueang Samut Sakhon district, Samut Sakhon province. It is a class 1 railway station and is the main railway station of Samut Sakhon. As there is no bridge connecting the two separate sections of the Maeklong Railway, passengers continuing onwards in either direction must use a ferry to cross to Ban Laem railway station on the opposite side of the Tha Chin River. Currently, 34 rail services operate at the station. [1]

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History

The station opened on 29 December 1904 during the reign of King Chulalongkorn, as part of the Pak Khlong San–Mahachai railway operated by the Tachin Railway Ltd. [2]

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References

  1. "กำหนดเวลาเดินรถสายวงเวียนใหญ่-มหาชัย" (PDF).
  2. "เสวนา 116 ปี "รถไฟสายวงเวียนใหญ่ – มหาชัย"".

Coordinates: 13°06′58″N99°56′29″E / 13.1160°N 99.9414°E / 13.1160; 99.9414