Taling Chan Station is a railway station located in

Taling Chan District Taling Chan (, ) is one of the Districts of Bangkok, 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbours, clockwise from the north, are Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province and Bang Phlat district, Bang Phlat, Bangkok Noi district ...

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. It is operated by the

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and serves two routes: the Southern Main Line and the Bang Sue–Taling Chan

SRT Light Red Line The SRT Light Red Line, or Nakhon Withi Line () is a between Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal and Taling Chan and is part of the SRT Red Lines suburban railway system serving the greater Bangkok Metropolitan Region. An initial segment from ...

. In the future, it will become an interchange station and western terminus for the

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following the opening of the western extension in 2030. It is located 22.136 kilometres from

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. Taling Chan Junction serves as a junction for the mainline from Bangkok and the short branchline to

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, near

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. Taling Chan Station is also the terminus for the current Light Red Line from Bang Sue. In the past, the station building was a wooden structure with about five platforms. Since 2009, the station was rebuilt to concrete and other tracks were removed for the

new tracks.

Bus feeder

Although Taling Chan District is full of many ''

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'' (local bus) lines, there is no line that provides service directly to this station including both BMTA buses and private joint service buses. Until July 25, 2024, BMTA changed the service route of ordinary bus line 189 (4-59) to provide service until it terminates here and make this bus provide service between Taling Chan Station and Wat Bang Yang temple, Krathum Baen District,

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Gallery

Taling Chan Railway Station 20211114-3.jpg, Interior of station building 202302 Platform of Taling Chan Junction from the East.jpg, Old and new platforms 202402 Commuter Train Platform of Taling Chan Junction Station.jpg, Commuter train platforms File:Taling Chan SRT Red Line 01.jpg, Commuter train platforms File:Talingchan Junction.jpg, Taling Chan Junction in 2006, prior to refurbishment

References

* http://phanuphong002.wordpress.com/

* http://www.railway.co.th {{Bangkok Rapid Transit stations, LightRed=yes Railway stations in Bangkok