Chitralada railway station

This article is about Royal use only. For the adjacent passenger use, see Ramathibodi Hospital railway halt.

Chitralada railway station or Suan Chitralada royal railway station (Thai: สถานีรถไฟจิตรลดา, สถานีรถไฟหลวงสวนจิตรลดา) is a railway station in Thailand, located on Sawankhalok Rd, Suan Chitlada Subdistrict, Dusit District, Bangkok.

Chitralada จิตรลดา
General information
Other names	Suan Chitralada Royal
Location	Sawankhalok Rd, Suan Chitlada Subdistrict, Dusit District Bangkok Thailand
Coordinates	13.76648°N 100.52452°E / 13.76648; 100.52452
Owned by	State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
Operated by	Monarchy of Thailand
Distance	3.29 km (2 mi) from Hua Lamphong
Platforms	1
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Architectural style	Single-storey brick
Other information
Status	Royal use only
Classification	Special
History
Rebuilt	1921
Location

It is a special railway station that only serves the royal family when traveling by train.^[1] It is located on the side of Sawankhalok Rd, opposite the Chitralada Royal Villa, 3.29 km (2 mi) from Hua Lamphong (Bangkok railway station), considered in the middle between Yommarat and Ramathibodi Hospital halts.

Chitralada railway station was originally a wooden building built in the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). Later, in the year 1921, during the reign of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI), the construction of a new station was a single-storey brick building. There is a dome that was built according to the Italian Renaissance architecture to replace the original wooden building.^[2][3]

References

1. "คำถวายชัยมงคล สำหรับเมืองนครลำปาง" (PDF). ราชกิจจานุเบกษา. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.
2. pr.railway (2017-05-03). "สถานีรถไฟหลวงจิตรลดา" [Chitralada Royal Railway Station]. facebook (in Thai).
3. "ย้อนอดีตสถานีรถไฟหลวงจิตรลดา" [Retrace Chitralada Royal Railway Station]. Channel 9 MCOT HD (in Thai). 2015-10-15.