The State Railway of Thailand owns five infrastructure, including Bangkok’s famous Hua Lamphong railway train, which the Department of Fine Arts has designated as historic sites.
According to Aekkarat Sriarayanpong, head of the State Railway of Thailand( SRT ) governor’s office, the declaration 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 royal visitors. It is situated in Bangkok’s Dusit city on Sawankhalok Road, west of Suan Chitralada.
Thailand’s second railroad crossing of the Chao Phraya River was 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 tower for storing building materials is called The Tuek Deang( Red Building ). On the banks of the Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem river, the structure is situated close to the Yosse gate. In order to store materials for the Khun Tan tunnel and the southern railway, it is thought to have been constructed in 1910, roughly at the same time as Hua Lamphong Railway Station, & nbsp. The SRT’s practices are then located in the structure.
• The oldest railway station in Thailand is Hua Lamphong & nbsp,( Bangkok ). During the reign of King Chulalongkorn( King Rama 5 ) in 1910, structure got under way. On June 25, 1916, under the rule of King Mongkutklao( King Rama 6 ), it began operations.
• The Ratchathewi neighborhood of Bangkok’s Makkasan railroad shop. Construction began in 1907 and was completed in 1910. It had a power plant that provided power to the Raiway Hospital and railroad communities, and it was when the biggest train repair service in Southeast Asia. It is where machines are put back together and repaired. In the substance, there is also an ancient structure that was built in 1922. The structure was recognized for its spectacular architectural features.
All management and staff members, according to Mr. Aekkarat, are extremely happy that the five locations have historical sites registrations. The services may be correctly maintained as priceless heritage sites, according to SRT government Nirut Maneephan.
State Railway of Thailand picture: Makkasan railway shop
Rama VI bridge( Image: Thai State Railway )
State Railway of Thailand image of Tuek Deang( Red Building )
State Railway of Thailand picture: Chitralada railroad station