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Coordinates: 18°47′01″N 99°01′01″E / 18.78365°N 99.01688°E / 18.78365; 99.01688
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'''Chiang Mai station (SRT Code: CGM)''' ({{lang-th|สถานีเชียงใหม่}} (ชม.)) is a 1st class station and the main railway station in [[Chiang Mai Province]]. This station is on the east side of the [[Ping River]] in the [[Chiang Mai|city of Chiang Mai]]. There are 10 daily trains, not including [[Eastern and Oriental Express]] trains servicing this station. There are also four to six special trains for New Year, [[Thai New Year|Songkran]] and other special festivals. In the 2004 census, Chiang Mai station served nearly 800,000 passengers.
'''Chiang Mai station (SRT Code: CGM)''' ({{langx|th|สถานีเชียงใหม่}} (ชม.)) is a 1st class station and the main railway station of [[Chiang Mai Province]]. This station is on the east side of the [[Ping River]] in the [[Chiang Mai|city of Chiang Mai]]. There are 10 daily trains, not including [[Eastern and Oriental Express]] trains servicing this station. There are also four to six special trains for New Year, [[Thai New Year|Songkran]] and other special festivals. In the 2004 census, Chiang Mai station served nearly 800,000 passengers.


==Brief history==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Chiang Mai station opened for service for standard gauge rolling stock on January 1, 1922. The first train was the Lampang–Chiang Mai mixed train. An additional train was the Lamphun–Chiang Mai mixed train (Which later became the second Lampang–Chiang Mai mixed train), introduced on January 15, 1922.
File:Chiang Mai Station 20230215-3.jpg|Station sign with portrait of King [[Chulalongkorn]]

File:Chiang Mai Station 20230215-2.jpg|Adjacet station signage
Northern Express had been introduced to Chiang Mai on November 1, 1922. Northern Express using Baldwin Pacific locomotives (meter gauge) and Swiss Consolidation locomotives (meter gauge) was introduced on December 21, 1926. Later, Hanomag Pacific locomotive replaced Baldwin Pacific in 1928–1929.
File:Chiang Mai - WL.jpg|Platforms

File:Chiang Mai - locomotive.jpg|Steam locomotive on display in front of the station
Frich diesel electric locomotives replaced steam locomotives for the Northern express on March 5, 1933, after a test run on November 16, 1931. The excursion train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai was also introduced on April 11, 1933.
File:ChiangMaiOrientExpressP1030897.JPG|Station yard

</gallery>
The first Chiang Mai station building was destroyed by bombs from [[Allies of World War II|Allied forces]] on December 21, 1943. It was rebuilt in 1945 and reopened in 1948 and Northern Express service was resumed on August 4, 1946.

==Train services==
The following trains serve this station:
* Special Express 7/8 Krung Thep Aphiwat–Chiang Mai–Krung Thep Aphiwat
* Special Express "Uttarawithi" 9/10 Krung Thep Aphiwat–Chiang Mai–Krung Thep Aphiwat
* Special Express 13/14 Krung Thep Aphiwat–Chiang Mai–Krung Thep Aphiwat
* Express 51/52 Krung Thep Aphiwat–Chiang Mai–Krung Thep Aphiwat
* Rapid 109/102 Krung Thep Aphiwat–Chiang Mai–Krung Thep Aphiwat
* Local 407/408 Nakhon Sawan–Chiang Mai–Nakhon Sawan


==References==
==References==
* {{cite web |url=http://www.railway.co.th/ |title=Train services |date=2019 |department=State Railway of Thailand |access-date=27 August 2019}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.railway.co.th/ |title=Train services |date=2019 |department=State Railway of Thailand |access-date=27 August 2019 |archive-date=10 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010104943/http://www.railway.co.th/English/network.asp |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.portal.rotfaithai.com:80/modules.php?name=Content |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221203822/http://www.portal.rotfaithai.com/modules.php?name=Content |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 February 2019 |title=All sorts of information |date=21 February 2019 |department=State Railway of Thailand |access-date=27 August 2019 |postscript=, at the Wayback Machine }}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.portal.rotfaithai.com:80/modules.php?name=Content |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221203822/http://www.portal.rotfaithai.com/modules.php?name=Content |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 February 2019 |title=All sorts of information |date=21 February 2019 |department=State Railway of Thailand |access-date=27 August 2019 |postscript=, at the Wayback Machine }}


[[Category:Buildings and structures in Chiang Mai]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Chiang Mai]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Thailand]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Thailand opened in 1945]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1922]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Thailand opened in 1922]]
[[Category:1920s in Chiang Mai]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Thailand opened in the 20th century]]


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Latest revision as of 19:25, 24 October 2024

Chiang Mai

เชียงใหม่
General information
LocationCharoenmueang Road, Wat Ket Subdistrict, Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai Province
Thailand
Coordinates18°47′01″N 99°01′01″E / 18.78365°N 99.01688°E / 18.78365; 99.01688
Operated byState Railway of Thailand
Managed byMinistry of Transport
Line(s)Chiang Mai Main Line
Distance751.42 km (466.9 mi) from Bangkok
Platforms4
Tracks7
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Other information
Station codeชม., CGM
ClassificationClass 1
History
Opened1 January 1922; 103 years ago (1922-01-01)
Rebuilt1945; 80 years ago (1945)
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station
Saraphi
towards Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) or Krung Thep Aphiwat
 Northern Line Terminus
Location
Map

Chiang Mai station (SRT Code: CGM) (Thai: สถานีเชียงใหม่ (ชม.)) is a 1st class station and the main railway station of Chiang Mai Province. This station is on the east side of the Ping River in the city of Chiang Mai. There are 10 daily trains, not including Eastern and Oriental Express trains servicing this station. There are also four to six special trains for New Year, Songkran and other special festivals. In the 2004 census, Chiang Mai station served nearly 800,000 passengers.

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  • Station sign with portrait of King Chulalongkorn
    Station sign with portrait of King Chulalongkorn
  • Adjacet station signage
    Adjacet station signage
  • Platforms
    Platforms
  • Steam locomotive on display in front of the station
    Steam locomotive on display in front of the station
  • Station yard
    Station yard

References

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  • "Train services". State Railway of Thailand. 2019. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  • "All sorts of information". State Railway of Thailand. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019, at the Wayback Machine{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)


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