Ban Dara Junction ( th, สถานีชุมทางบ้านดารา, ) is a railway station located in
Phichai District,
Uttaradit
The original name of Mueang district, Uttaradit, was Bang Pho. This district was under the control of Phi Chai District. Later, it was established as Uttaradit Province and Bang Pho District became the capital district. It was changed to Mueang ...
. It is a Class 3 Station and serves as a junction for the Sawankhalok Branch. Ban Dara Junction is located from
Bangkok Railway Station. It is also the nearest station to
Poramin Railway Bridge.
History
Ban Dara Junction was the first railway junction on the Northern Line, with the branch to
Sawankhalok railway station. The name comes together with the subdistrict itself. King
Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร ...
used the railway to visit this junction and found out that this village had no name. Therefore, he decided to name this place Dara. So forth, the station's name is Ban Dara until this day.
Train services
* Rapid 105/106 Bangkok–Sila At–Bangkok
* Local 403/404 Phitsanulok–Sila At–Phitsanulok
* Local 407/408 Nakhon Sawan–Chiang Mai–Nakhon Sawan
* Special Express 3/4 Bangkok–Sawankhalok/Sila At–Bangkok
* Rapid 111/112 Bangkok–Den Chai–Bangkok
* Rapid 109 Bangkok–Chiang Mai
* Rapid 102 Chiang Mai–Bangkok
References
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Railway stations in Thailand
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