Hua Hin railway station is a

train station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing suc ...

located in Hua Hin Subdistrict,

Hua Hin District Hua Hin ( th, หัวหิน, ) is one of eight districts (''amphoe'') of Prachuap Khiri Khan province in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula in Thailand. Its seat of government, also named Hua Hin, is a beach resort town. The district ...

Prachuap Khiri Khan Prachuap Khiri Khan ( th, ประจวบคีรีขันธ์, ) is a town in western Thailand. It is the capital of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province and is on the coast at one of the narrowest stretches in Thailand, only from the border ...

Province, and is located from

Thon Buri railway station Thon Buri railway station ( th, สถานีรถไฟธนบุรี) formerly known as Bangkok Noi railway station (สถานีรถไฟบางกอกน้อย), is a railway station in Siriraj Sub-district, Bangkok Noi D ...

and 850 m (0.5 mi) from Hua Hin Beach by Damnoen Kasam Road. It is a class 1 railway station on the Southern Line. On the premises, there is an old 305 Unit Baldwin steam locomotive on display. Hua Hin Station has been considered to be the most beautiful station in Thailand. Therefore, it is popular as a

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and photo spots of Hua Hin for visitors.

History

The Southern Line third phase between Cha-am Station to Hua Hin opened in November 1911, and the line continued to Wang Phong Station in January 1914. The original station building was built in 1910, and rebuilt in 1926, by Prince

Purachatra Jayakara Purachatra Jayakara, Prince of Kamphaengphet ( th, บุรฉัตรไชยากร; ; 23 January 1881 – 14 September 1936) was a Prince of Siam and a member of the Siamese Royal Family (later Thailand). He founded the House of Chatraj ...

(former commander of the Royal State Railways of Siam) to the current Victorian building today. The design was taken from the planned Siam Rat Museum Expo, intended to be built in 1925 at Lumphini Park, but was never built due to the death of King

Vajiravudh Vajiravudh ( th, วชิราวุธ, , 1 January 188126 November 1925) was the sixth monarch of Siam under the Chakri dynasty as Rama VI. He ruled from 23 October 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his efforts ...

and the cancellation of the expo by King

Prajadhipok Prajadhipok ( th, ประชาธิปก, RTGS: ''Prachathipok'', 8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941), also Rama VII, was the seventh monarch of Siam of the Chakri dynasty. His reign was a turbulent time for Siam due to political and ...

. In 1967, Colonel Saeng Chulacharit (former minister of the State Railway of Thailand) coordinated the relocation of the Sanam Chandra Palace Railway Pavilion from Sanam Chandra Palace, to Hua Hin and it was renamed to "Phra Mongkut Klao Pavilion". Nowadays, it is one of the main attractions at the station.

Train services

* Special Express 43/44 Bangkok-Surat Thani-Bangkok *

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45/46 Bangkok-Padang Besar-Bangkok * Thaksin Express 37/38 Bangkok-Sungai Kolok-Bangkok * Ordinary 261/262 Bangkok-Hua Hin-Bangkok * Rapid 171/172 Bangkok-Sungai Kolok-Bangkok * Rapid 169/170 Bangkok-Yala-Bangkok * Express 83/84 Bangkok-Trang-Bangkok * Rapid 173/174 Bangkok-Nakhon Si Thammarat-Bangkok (suspended due to

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) * Rapid 167/168 Bangkok-Kantang-Bangkok * Express 85/86 Bangkok-Nakhon Si Thammarat-Bangkok * Special Express 39/40 Bangkok-Surat Thani-Bangkok * Special Express 41/42 Bangkok-Yala-Bangkok (suspended due to

) * Thaksinarath Express 31/32 Bangkok-Hat Yai Junction-Bangkok * Ordinary 251/252 Thon Buri-Prachuap Khiri Khan-Thon Buri * Ordinary 254/255 Lang Suan-Thon Buri-Lang Suan

Former services

* International Express 35/36 Bangkok-Butterworth-Bangkok (ceased 2016)

References

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