Thanon Chira Junction railway station

Thanon Chira Junction railway station (SRT Code: CIY) (Thai: สถานีรถไฟชุมทางถนนจิระ (จร.)) is the main railway station in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. The station is on the south side of the city moat in Nakhon Ratchasima. There are 18 daily trains serving the station. There are also four to six special trains during the Thai New Year, Songkran, and other festivals. In the 2008 census, Thanon Chira Junction railway station served nearly 350,000 passengers.

Thanon Chira Junction

ชุมทางถนนจิระ
Façade of station
LocationWatcharasarit Rd, Nai Mueang
Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Thailand
Operated byState Railway of Thailand
Platforms2
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeConcrete building
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeจร.
ClassificationClass 1
History
Opened1 November 1922 (1922-11-01)
Rebuilt1955
Passengers
64,000
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station
Nakhon Ratchasima
towards Bangkok
Northeastern Line Ban Phanao
Ban Ko
Location

History

Thanon Chira Junction was opened on 1 November 1922 as the Thanon Chira railway station on part of the Tha Chang section of the Ubon Line (21 km). The station became a junction in 1934 once the line to Khon Kaen was completed,[1] and opened on 1 April 1933. The location of the station is important because it is close to both Nakhon Ratchasima and the gate of Fort Suranaree (the headquarters of 2nd Army Region). Initially, the station was a wooden structure until after World War II, when a concrete structure replaced the dilapidated wooden station. The station has a container crane to handle container loading.

Train services

  • Diesel rail car special express train No. 21 Bangkok–Ubon Ratchathani
  • Diesel rail car special express train No. 22 Ubon Ratchathani–Bangkok
  • Express train No. 67 Bangkok–Ubon Ratchathani
  • Express train No. 68 Ubon Ratchathani–Bangkok
  • Diesel rail car express train No. 71 Bangkok–Ubon Ratchathani
  • Diesel rail car express train No. 72 Ubon Ratchathani–Bangkok
  • Diesel rail car express train No. 77 Bangkok–Nong Khai
  • Diesel rail car express train No. 78 Nong Khai–Bangkok
  • Rapid train No. 135 Bangkok–Ubon Ratchathani
  • Rapid train No. 136 Ubon Ratchathani–Bangkok
  • Rapid train No. 139 Bangkok–Ubon Ratchathani
  • Rapid train No. 140 Ubon Ratchathani–Bangkok
  • Rapid train No. 141 Bangkok–Ubon Ratchathani
  • Rapid train No. 142 Ubon Ratchathani–Bangkok
  • Rapid train No. 145 Bangkok–Ubon Ratchathani
  • Rapid train No. 146 Ubon Ratchathani–Bangkok
  • Ordinary train No. 233 Bangkok–Surin
  • Ordinary train No. 234 Surin–Bangkok
  • Local train No. 415 Nakhon Ratchasima–Nong Khai
  • Local train No. 418 Nong Khai–Nakhon Ratchasima
  • Local train No. 416 Nakhon Ratchasima–Udon Thani
  • Local train No. 417 Udon Thani–Nakhon Ratchasima
  • Local train No. 419 Nakhon Ratchasima–Ubon Ratchathani
  • Local train No. 420 Ubon Ratchathani–Nakhon Ratchasima
  • Local train No. 421 Nakhon Ratchasima–Ubon Ratchathani
  • Local train No. 426 Ubon Ratchathani–Nakhon Ratchasima
  • Local train No. 424 Samrong Thap–Nakhon Ratchasima
  • Local train No. 427 Nakhon Ratchasima–Ubon Ratchathani
  • Local train No. 428 Ubon Ratchathani–Nakhon Ratchasima
  • Local train No. 429 Nakhon Ratchasima–Bua Yai Junction
  • Local train No. 430 Bua Yai Junction–Nakhon Ratchasima
  • Local train No. 431 Kaeng Khoi Junction–Khon Kaen
  • Local train No. 432 Khon Kaen–Kaeng Khoi Junction

References

  1. "SRT banks on new dual track lifting passenger numbers". Bangkok Post. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  • Annual Report on Royal Siamese State Railways in the Year Buddhist Era 2477. Royal State Railway Printing Office. 1938 via National Archives of Thailand.
  • Karn Rot Fai Thai. Royal State Railway Printing Office. 1941 via National Library of Thailand.
  • In Memory of Prince Purajat Jaiyakorn. Royal State Railway Printing Office. April 1937.
  • Ngan Chalong 50 Pee Rot Fa Luang. Royal State Railway Printing Office. April 1947.

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