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]

Mahachai มหาชัย
Railway platforms in 2023
General information
Location	Sukhaphiban Road, Mahachai subdistrict, Mueang Samut Sakhon district Samut Sakhon province Thailand
Operated by	State Railway of Thailand
Line(s)	Mahachai Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Connections	Mahachai–Ban Laem Ferry
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	ชั.
Classification	Class 1
History
Opened	29 December 1904 (1904-12-29)
Original company	Tachin Railway Ltd.
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station Terminus Maeklong Railway Wongwian Yai–Mahachai Nikhom Rotfai Mahachai Halt towards Wongwian Yai
Location

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]

Gallery

• 
  Samut Sakhon Diesel Railcar Depot
• 
  Tha Chin River Ferry Terminal at Mahachai

References

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

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