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Railway station in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ayutthaya station (Thai: สถานีอยุธยา), is one of the main railway stations of the Northern Line and the Northeastern Line in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, located 71 km (44.1 mi) away from Bangkok railway station. It serves 77 trains per day, equivalent to 10,000–12,000 people passing through daily. Every passenger train passing this station must stop here.[1]
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Ayutthaya อยุธยา | |||||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | Kramang Sub-district, Ayutthaya Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province Thailand | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 14.3567°N 100.5830°E | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | State Railway of Thailand | ||||||||||||||
Managed by | Ministry of Transport | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | Concrete building | ||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Station code | อย. | ||||||||||||||
Classification | Class 1 | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 26 March 1896 | ||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1921 | ||||||||||||||
Previous names | Krung Kao | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
10,000–12,000 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Ayutthaya railway station was built during the reign of King Chulalongkorn. Its name was "Krung Kao",[2] in relation to the nearby Ayutthaya Historical Park. In 1921, it was rebuilt as a concrete building with metal bracing and renamed "Ayutthaya" in keeping with King Vajiravudh's national order of 1917. The name and structure remains in use today.[3]
In addition, historically location of the station is also the site of Ayodhya. The first city before the establishment of Ayutthaya officially in 1351 by King Ramathibodi I (U-thong).[4]
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