Nakhon Lampang railway station is a railway station in

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Subdistrict,

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, Lampang Province. It is the main railway station for the province and is operated by the

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(SRT). The station is on the Northern Line, from

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. The station was built around 1915 and was open for use after the first royal train arrived at Lampang station on 1 April 1916.

Architecture

The station building was built in a mix of northern Thai-styled architecture and European architecture and has two floors. The upper floor is the office of the Lampang District Traffic Department, and the lower floor is the station office. The balcony fence of the upper floor, door frames, and windows are decorated, and the entrance to the lower hall and ticket office have curved entrances. Nakhon Lampang railway station has been well maintained over the years, retaining its many decorative features. The station received the

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' Architectural Conservation Award under the category of institutional and public structures in 1993. In front of the station on display is steam locomotive no. 728 and a fountain. There is also a horse rickshaw stop as well.

Annual event

Every April, there is a commemorative event to celebrate the railway's history and horse rickshaws, a symbol of Lampang.

Places nearby

* Wat Sri Rong Muang * Bo Haeo Community

Bo Haeo Halt

Bo Haeo Railway Halt was a halt operated by the State Railway of Thailand, in Bo Haeo Subdistrict, Mueang Lampang District. It used to be between Nakhon Lampang and Hang Chat railway stations. The halt is from Bangkok railway station and was regularly used in the past, until it was closed due plummeting usage between the community and the city.

Gallery

File:สถานีรถไฟนครลำปาง.jpg, Nakhon Lampang in the early 1900s File:Nakhon Lampang Railway Station สถานีรถไฟ นครลำปาง (Dec 2021) IMG 01.jpg, The front facade of the station building File:Nakhon Lampang Railway Station สถานีรถไฟ นครลำปาง (Dec 2021) IMG 02.jpg, The front facade of the station building File:Nakhon Lampang Railway Station สถานีรถไฟ นครลำปาง (Dec 2021) IMG 04.jpg, Platform towards Bangkok File:Nakhon Lampang Railway Station สถานีรถไฟ นครลำปาง (Dec 2021) IMG 05.jpg, Platform towards Chiang Mai File:Nakhon Lampang Railway Station สถานีรถไฟ นครลำปาง (Dec 2021) IMG 07.jpg, Side facade of the station building seen from the platforms File:Nakhon Lampang Railway Station สถานีรถไฟ นครลำปาง (Dec 2021) IMG 09.jpg, Station sign in various languages and female-only parking sign File:Nakhon Lampang Railway Station สถานีรถไฟ นครลำปาง (Dec 2021) IMG 13.jpg, Platform with a train arriving from Bangkok

References

* * * # * * {{State Railway of Thailand Railway Stations, n=yes Buildings and structures in Lampang province Railway stations in Thailand opened in 1916