Railway Station Pier or Thonburi Railway Station Pier ( th, ท่ารถไฟ), with designated pier code N11 is a pier for Chao Phraya Express Boat, that runs between Bangkok (Wat Rajsingkorn next to

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; S3) and the north ends in Nonthaburi Province (

Pakkret Pak Kret ( th, ปากเกร็ด, ) is a city (''thesaban nakhon'') in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. It lies in the Central Thai plains on the east bank of the lower Chao Phraya River, bordering Bangkok to the east, Mueang Nonthaburi d ...

; N33).

Location

This pier is in the middle between

Wang Lang Pier Prannok Pier, also known as the Siriraj Pier or Wang Lang Pier ( th, ท่าพรานนก, ท่าศิริราช, ท่าวังหลัง) with designated pier number N10, is a pier on the Chao Phraya River located at the S ...

(N10) and Phra Pin Klao Bridge Pier (N12) located in front of

Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital (SiPH) () is a hospital operated by the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital of Mahidol University. It is located in Bangkok on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, adjacent to Siriraj Hospital and opposite ...

by the

Chao Phraya River The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Et ...

near mouth of

Bangkok Noi Canal 250px, Khlong Bangkok Noi near Wat Sri Sudaram Khlong Bangkok Noi ( th, คลองบางกอกน้อย, ; lit 'Small Bangkok Canal') is a ''khlong'' (คลอง; canal) in Bangkok; its name is the origin of the name Bangkok Noi Dist ...

. It is located in the same area that used to be

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, hence its name "Railway Station Pier" or "Tha Rot Fai" in Thai. From this pier, looking across Chao Phraya River can see the Dome Building, the Faculty of Political Science and the Faculty of Economics of

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clearly. Railway Station Pier is considered to be a good atmosphere pier, suitable for being a tourist attraction and a promenade for walking along the river, there are also restaurant and

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s available. Because nearby which is the area of Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital, there is Chaloem Phrakiat 72 th year Park with a beautiful Thai-style pavilion located, and there are also old

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number 950 and the Siriraj Bimuksthan Museum. In addition to water travel, the entrance of this pier is also a terminal of many ''

songthaew A songthaew ( th, สองแถว, , two rows, , ; lo, ສອງແຖວ, ; ms, dua baris) is a passenger vehicle in Thailand and Laos adapted from a pick-up or a larger truck and used as a share taxi or bus. Overview The songthaew take ...

'' (Thai-style minibus) routes. That ran to many places in Taling Chan District, for example Wat Champa Community, Taling Chan and Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Markets etc. In August 2018, the Marine Department ordered temporary suspension of Railway Station Pier service. Because one of the poles of the pontoon was damaged, therefore having to refrain from service for repair.

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