Sila At railway station is a railway station in

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. It is a Class 1 station. It is from

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History

Due to Uttaradit Station being overcrowded, a new station had to be built. Therefore, in 1958, Sila At Station was built about two kilometres north of the original station, in the

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style. Originally, the station's name was "New Uttaradit", but was later changed and became the Northern Line's major railway container yard. A

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Steam Locomotive, No. 274, is on display on station premises.

Sub-divisions

# Sector 3 Train Traffic Department # State Railway of Thailand Northern Line Maintenance Department # Sila At Railway Police Station # Sila At Branch of State Railway of Thailand Medical Department # Sector 3 Mechanical and Engineering Department

References

* * * * * Railway stations in Thailand opened in 1958 {{Thailand-railstation-stub