Makkasan railway station
Railway station in Bangkok
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Makkasan railway station is a railway station in Makkasan Subdistrict, Ratchathewi District, Bangkok. It is a class 1 railway station 5.171 km (3.2 mi) from Bangkok railway station. The station opened in January 1908 as part of the Eastern Line Bangkok–Chachoengsao Junction section. It is the location of the Makkasan Depot, which opened in 1897 when the railway started operations.[1] Makkasan Depot was destroyed during the Second World War, and was rebuilt using loans from the World Bank.
Bangkok
Thailand
- Aranyaprathet Main Line
- Mae Nam Branch
Makkasan มักกะสัน | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Makkasan Road, Makkasan Subdistrict, Ratchathewi District Bangkok Thailand | |||||||||||||||
| Operator | State Railway of Thailand | |||||||||||||||
| Manager | Ministry of Transport | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (station) 8 (depot) | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | มส. | |||||||||||||||
| Classification | Class 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | January 1908 | |||||||||||||||
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Despite not having official status as a junction, a freight-only branch line to Mae Nam station, Bangkok Port, and the Bang Chak Oil Refinery branches off from here. A few container and oil trains use the line daily.
Train services
- Ordinary train No. 275/276 Bangkok – Aranyaprathet – Bangkok
- Ordinary train No. 277/278 Bangkok – Kabin Buri – Bangkok
- Ordinary train No. 279/280 Bangkok – Aranyaprathet – Bangkok
- Ordinary train No. 281/282 Bangkok – Kabin Buri – Bangkok
- Ordinary train No. 283/284[note 1] Bangkok – Ban Phlu Ta Luang – Bangkok
- Ordinary train No. 285/286[note 2] Bangkok – Chachoengsao Junction – Bangkok
- Ordinary train No. 367/368 Bangkok – Chachoengsao Junction – Bangkok
- Ordinary train No. 371/372 Bangkok – Prachin Buri – Bangkok
- Ordinary train No. 376/378[note 1] Rangsit – Hua Takhe – Bangkok
- Ordinary train No. 379/380[note 1] Bangkok – Hua Takhe – Bangkok
- Ordinary train No. 381/382[note 3] Bangkok – Chachoengsao Junction – Bangkok
- Ordinary train No. 383/384[note 1] Bangkok – Chachoengsao Junction – Bangkok
- Ordinary train No. 385/388[note 4] Bangkok – Chachoengsao Junction – Bangkok
- Ordinary train No. 389/390 Bangkok – Chachoengsao Junction – Bangkok
- Ordinary train No. 391/394[note 5] Bangkok – Chachoengsao Junction – Bangkok
