Hua Mak station ( th, สถานีหัวหมาก, ) is a station on the Eastern Line of the

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, an Airport Rail Link station and an

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station on the Yellow Line, located on

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in Suan Luang District,

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. Three rail operators run the station complex separately at their respective stations, with no interchanges between the three stations.

History

Hua Mak opened as "Ban Hua Mak" railway station on 24 January 1907 on the Eastern Line between Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) and Chachoengsao Junction, operated by the

. It is unknown when the station was renamed to Hua Mak. The original wooden building was demolished to make way for the construction of the Airport Rail Link. The ARL station opened on 23 August 2010. The ARL is intended to be the backbone of the future High Speed Rail line (HSR) to Chonburi and Rayong. This would use the current ARL tracks, and would connect all three nearby airports; starting at Don Mueang International Airport and passing through

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, Makkasan Station, Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Chachoengsao,

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and terminating at

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. Construction of the MRT Yellow Line began in March 2018 and a station was to be placed near the railway station. It was initially named "Phatthanakan" station following the nearby Phatthanakan Road. However, on 6 September 2021, the Department of Rail Transport renamed it Hua Mak. Trial operations began on 3 June 2023 between Hua Mak and Samrong.

Gallery

File:Hua Mak railway station 20220501-5.jpg, SRT station platforms File:Hua Mak railway station 20220501-2.jpg, SRT station signage File:Hua Mak Station (Airport Rail Link) 20220501-2.jpg, ARL station signage after AERA took over operations File:Hua Mak Station (Airport Rail Link) Platform 20220501 01.jpg, ARL station with former SRTET signage File:Yellow Line at Hua Mak Station.jpg, MRT platforms with monorail train File:Hua Mak Station (Yellow Line) 05.jpg, MRT platforms File:Hua Mak Station (Yellow Line) 06.jpg, MRT signage

References

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