Wat Sing railway station

Wat Sing railway station is a railway station located in Bang Khun Thian subdistrict, Chom Thong district, Bangkok. It is a class 2 railway station. Currently, 34 rail services operate at the station.^[1] It is one of the few stations on the single-track line with a passing loop.

Wat Sing วัดสิงห์
The railway station in mid-2023
General information
Location	Soi Ekkachai 43, Bang Khun Thian subdistrict, Chom Thong district Bangkok Thailand
Operated by	State Railway of Thailand
Line(s)	Mahachai Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Other information
Station code	สิ.
Classification	Class 2
History
Opened	29 December 1904 (1904-12-29)
Original company	Tachin Railway Ltd.
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station Bang Bon Halt towards Mahachai Maeklong Railway Wongwian Yai–Mahachai Wat Sai Halt towards Wongwian Yai
Location

Wat Sing is planned to be a station on the SRT Dark Red Line extension to Mahachai.

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]

It's named after Wat Sing, a nearby local Buddhist temple.

References

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

13.6833°N 100.4478°E / 13.6833; 100.4478