Five State Railway of Thailand-owned facilities, including Bangkok’s recognized Hua Lampong railroad station, have been designated as historic sites by the Department of Fine Arts.
Ekarat Sri-arayanpong, the mind of the SRT governor’s office, stated that the charter was published in the Royal Gazette on June 23.
The five facilities are the Makkasan railway workshop, the Tuek Daeng( Red Building ), the Phra Ram 6 ( Rama 6 ) bridge, and the Chitralada railway station. The five websites are all still active.
For princes and other members of the royal family to take trains, the Chitralada railroad station was constructed. It has often been used to host aristocratic visitors. It is situated in Bangkok’s Dusit district on Sawankhalok Road, west of Suan Chitralada.
Thailand’s second railroad bridge over the Chao Phraya River was called Rama VI Bridge. The Bang Sue and Bang Phlat districts of Bangkok are connected by this gate, which is the most significant on the southern road.
• The SRT’s creating for storing building materials is called The Tuek Deang( Red Building ). On the banks of the Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem channel, the structure is situated close to the Yosse gate. It is thought to have been constructed in 1910, around the same time as Hua Lamphong Railway Station, & nbsp, to store supplies for the southern railway and the Khun Tan tunnel. The structure is currently used as the SRT’s headquarters.
• The nation’s oldest railway station is Hua Lamphong & nbsp,( Bangkok ). Construction started in 1910 under the rule of King Chulalongkorn( King Rama 5 ). On June 25, 1916, King Mongkutklao( King Rama 6 ) put it into company.
• The Ratchathewi neighborhood of Bangkok’s Makkasan rail shop. Construction began in 1907 and was completed in 1910. It once housed the biggest coach repair service in Southeast Asia and had a power plant that provided electricity to the Raiway Hospital and railroad areas. Vehicles are assembled and repaired there. In the element, there is also an ancient structure that was built in 1922. The structure was recognized for its excellent architectural features.
All management and staff members, according to Mr. Ekarat, are extremely pleased that the five locations have historical sites registrations. Nirut Maneephan, the governor of SRT & nbsp, had reaffirmed his position that the buildings should be properly preserved as priceless historical sites.
State Railway of Thailand picture: Makkasan Railway Workshop
Rama VI Bridge( image: Thailand State Railway )
State Railway of Thailand’s Tuek Deang ( Red Building ) image
State Railway of Thailand image: Chitralada Railway Station