Ayutthaya railway station

14°21′24″N 100°34′59″E / 14.3567°N 100.5830°E / 14.3567; 100.5830Operated byState Railway of ThailandManaged byMinistry of TransportPlatforms3Tracks6ConstructionStructure typeConcrete buildingParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeอย.ClassificationClass 1HistoryOpened26 March 1896 (1896-03-26)Rebuilt1921Previous namesKrung KaoPassengers10,000–12,000 daily Services

Preceding station	State Railway of Thailand			Following station
Ban Pho towards Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) or Krung Thep Aphiwat		Northern Line		Ban Ma towards Chiang Mai
		Northeastern Line		Ban Ma towards Ubon Ratchathani or Thanaleng (Laos)

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

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

External links

• Media related to Ayutthaya train station at Wikimedia Commons
• "Virtual tour". State Railway of Thailand. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29.