Wongwian Yai railway station

Wongwian Yai

วงเวียนใหญ่
General information
LocationSomdet Phrachao Taksin Road, Bang Yi Ruea subdistrict, Thon Buri district
Bangkok
Thailand
Operated byState Railway of Thailand
Line(s)Mahachai Line
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus interchange BMTA / Private Jointed Bus
alt textTaxis / Motorcycle taxi
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeงญ.
ClassificationClass 1
History
Opened29 December 1904 (1904-12-29)
Original companyTachin Railway Ltd.
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station
Talat Phlu
towards Mahachai
Maeklong Railway
Wongwian Yai–Mahachai
Terminus

Wongwian Yai railway station is a railway station located in Bang Yi Ruea subdistrict, Thon Buri district, Bangkok. It is a class 1 railway station and is the Bangkok terminus of the Maeklong Railway Mahachai Line. Currently, 34 rail services operate at the station.[1][2] It is located closer to Wongwian Yai roundabout and is in a different location to Wongwian Yai BTS station. Wongwian Yai is the main station used for rail passenger traffic from Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram provinces.[3] It is the only railway station terminus with a single track in Thailand.

Wongwian Yai is planned to be a station on the SRT Dark Red Line extension to Mahachai.

  1. ^ "กำหนดเวลาเดินรถสายวงเวียนใหญ่-มหาชัย" (PDF). State Railway of Thailand.
  2. ^ "ท่องเที่ยวทางรถไฟ". State Railway of Thailand.
  3. ^ "สถานีรถไฟวงเวียนใหญ่เงียบเหงา ผลกระทบจากโควิด-19". Ch7 News.