Don Mueang railway station

Railway station in Bangkok, Thailand
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station
Krung Thep Aphiwat
Terminus
 Northern Line
long-distance services
 Rangsit
towards Chiang Mai
Northeastern Line
long-distance services
 Rangsit
towards Ubon Ratchathani or Thanaleng (Laos)
Bang Sue Junction Northern Line
ordinary and commuter services
 Rangsit
towards Chiang Mai
Northeastern Line
ordinary and commuter services
 Rangsit
towards Ubon Ratchathani or Thanaleng (Laos)
Preceding station SRT Red Lines Following station
Kan Kheha Dark Red Line Lak Hok (Rangsit University)
towards Rangsit
Proposed
Preceding station Airport Rail Link Following station
Terminus High-Speed Rail Linking Three Airports Krung Thep Aphiwat
towards U-Tapao
Location
Map

Don Mueang station (Thai: สถานีดอนเมือง, pronounced [sā.thǎː.nīː dɔ̄ːn mɯ̄a̯ŋ]) is a railway station in Bangkok. It is located opposite Don Mueang International Airport. It currently serves the SRT Dark Red Line and long-distance intercity trains on the Northern and Northeastern Line of the State Railway of Thailand. There is a pedestrian bridge directly linking the new station to the airport.

History

Don Mueang station opened in 1898 as part of Thailand's first railway between Bangkok and Ayutthaya.[1] Its initial station structure was located on the airport side. However, this was moved after the construction of Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. A new station structure was constructed in 2013 in concordance with the construction of the SRT Dark Red Line. This new elevated station structure is located 700 meters from the original station, above the site of the former Talat Mai Don Mueang railway halt. There are two levels, whereby the lower four platforms are for long-distance intercity and commuter trains, while the upper four platforms are for the SRT Dark Red Line.

Dark Red Line services began running from the elevated station on 2 August 2021. Long distance trains started operating from the elevated station on 19 January 2023, with the at-grade station closing on the same day.[2][3]

Station layout

U4
Upper Platform Floor
(suburban train)
Platform 1 Dark Red Line toward Rangsit
Island platform, doors open on the left/right.
Platform 2 Dark Red Line toward Rangsit
Platform 3 Dark Red Line toward Krung Thep Aphiwat
Island platform, doors open on the left/right.
Platform 4 Dark Red Line toward Krung Thep Aphiwat
U3
Lower Platform Level
(Long-distance Train)
Platform 5 Northern Line Northeastern Line toward Ban Phachi Junction
Island platform, doors open on the left/right.
Platform 6 Northern Line Northeastern Line toward Ban Phachi Junction
Platform 7 Northern Line Northeastern Line toward Krung Thep Aphiwat and Bangkok (Hua Lamphong)
Island platform, doors open on the left/right.
Platform 8 Northern Line Northeastern Line toward Krung Thep Aphiwat and Bangkok (Hua Lamphong)
U2
ticket sales class
 		ticket sales floor Exit 1-4, Passenger Service Center, Ticket Office, Ticket Machine, Shop, Connecting Walkway to Don Mueang Airport
G
Street level
 		- Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road, Don Mueang Airport (Domestic Terminal), Don Mueang New Market

Gallery

  • Former at-grade railway station
    Former at-grade railway station
  • SRT Dark Red Line Platforms
    SRT Dark Red Line Platforms
  • Connecting walkway from the airport to the railway station
    Connecting walkway from the airport to the railway station

References

  1. ^ "State Railway of Thailand (SRT) - History". Ministry of Transport. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21.
  2. ^ "นั่งรถไฟฟ้ามาชมเครื่องบิน ที่สถานีรถไฟดอนเมือง". Archived from the original on 2021-09-18.
  3. ^ "การรถไฟฯ กำหนดให้วันที่ 19 มกราคม 2566 ปรับเปลี่ยนขบวนรถไฟทางไกล เหนือ ใต้ อีสาน ของขบวนรถด่วนพิเศษ รถด่วน รถเร็ว จำนวน 52 ขบวน".[permanent dead link]
  • v
  • t
  • e
Northern Line
Northern Main Line
Sawankhalok Branch Line
Northeastern Line
from Ban
Phachi Junction
Ubon Ratchathani Main Line
Nong Khai Main Line
& Thanaleng extension
from Thanon Chira Junction
Kaeng Khoi – Bua Yai Branch Line