Wachirabenchathat Park, or often spelled Vachirabenjatas Park ( th, สวนวชิรเบญจทัศ, , ), also popularly known as State Railway Public Park (, , ) is a name of public park in Chatuchak district,

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. The park borders on the

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and

Chatuchak Park Chatuchak Park ( th, สวนจตุจักร; ) is a public park in the southwest part of Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is also the name of the Chatuchak Park MRT Station that lies under the park. Its name is the origin name o ...

, and it is also the largest park of the complex, bounded by Kamphaeng Phet 3 road and Kamphaeng Phet 2 road with Soi Nikhom Rotfai Sai 1 near PTT Head Office and

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. It is one of the most popular parks in Bangkok. Formerly being the

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(SRT)'s golf course, the plot of land was converted into a public park for recreational activities and doing exercises of the people living in the vicinity. Its name means "Vajira's 50", since it was made on the occasion of His Majesty King

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(Rama X)'s 50th birthday in 2002 (while he was still the

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). Some parts of the old golf course were conserved for children's golf practices. The park is commonly used for biking. It has a winding three-kilometer track for walking and biking around the park. At the start of bike track, there is a rental shop where visitors can rent bicycles for riding. Near the bike track, there is a lake where people can rent paddleboats to go around the lake. In the park, there is a beautiful butterfly garden and insectarium for visitor's relaxation and education. The other interesting point is a miniature town. The town consists of Bangkok's famous buildings and tourist attractions in scaled-down version. It was created for children to learn about traffic rules by riding a bicycle in this area. Some parts of the area used for sporting ground, swimming pool and camping site to those interested can use for

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activity as there are plenty of big trees in the park which creates good natural habitat for various kinds of birds. Besides, the southeast part of the park is also home to the Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives (BIA), also known as Suan Mokkh Bangkok, a Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu's Dharma learning and edutainment center. In 2015, Bang Sue Environmental Education and Conservation Center (EECC) was built and designed in accordance with the existing environment nearby (Chatuchak, Bang Sue, Phaya Thai) on the northwest reservoir of the park. The EECC project is housed an environmental education, especially aquatic plants and ecology conservation center, which aim to educate and raise visitor's awareness on the importance of environmental resources. The most amazing is a large artificial waterfall-façade facing the park.

Gallery

Image:สวนวชิรเบญจทัศ (สวนรถไฟ) IMG 7315.jpg, Lake, Wachirabenchathat Park Image:สวนวชิรเบญจทัศ (สวนรถไฟ) IMG 7310.jpg, Lake and trees with water turbine Image:Wachirabenchathat Park IMG 7313.jpg, Green trees in the park Image:หงส์ดำ.jpg, Black swans in the park Image:Rodfai park Bangkok.JPG, Wachirabenchathat Park in 2006 Image:Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives, หอจดหมายเหตุพุทธทาส อินทปัญโญ(สวนโมกข์กรุงเทพฯ) - panoramio (3).jpg, Inside Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives File:Bangkok butterfly garden and insectarium, อุทยานผีเสื้อและแมลงกรุงเทพฯ - panoramio (3).jpg, Bangkok Butterfly Garden & Insectarium file:ความมืดที่แสงมอบให้!.jpg, Child sculptures in the park at night File:มิกาโด 943 3.jpg, JNR Class DX50 (SRT 943) preserved near the north entrance (Soi Nikhom Rotfai Sai 1)

References

External links

Wachirabenchatat Park Information
{{Visitor attractions in Bangkok Parks in Bangkok Chatuchak district