Thon Buri railway station
Railway station in Bangkok, Thailand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the currently operational station. For the old Thon Buri station from 1942 to 2003, see Bangkok Noi railway station.
Thon Buri railway station (Thai: สถานีรถไฟธนบุรี) formerly known as Bangkok Noi railway station (สถานีรถไฟบางกอกน้อย), is a class 1 railway station and the current terminus of the Thon Buri Branch Line in Bangkok. Near the station is a railway depot that keeps five functional steam locomotives operable for four special occasions. Thon Buri station is the only station in Bangkok that has railway semaphore signals (although unused) still present on the station grounds.
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Thon Buri ธนบุรี | |||||||||||
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Location | Rotfai Road, Siriraj Subdistrict, Bangkok Noi District Bangkok Thailand | ||||||||||
Operated by | State Railway of Thailand | ||||||||||
Managed by | Ministry of Transport | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Thon Buri Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||
Connections | Taxi / Motorcycle taxi | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
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Status | Terminus for ordinary and commuter trains | ||||||||||
Station code | ธบ. | ||||||||||
Classification | Class 1 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1999 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Bangkok Noi | ||||||||||
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Despite its name, the station does not relate to Thon Buri district, which instead is located in Bangkok Noi district.