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Ayutthaya อยุธยา | |||||||||||||||
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 The station in mid-2020 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Kramang Sub-district,Ayutthaya Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province Thailand | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°21′24″N100°34′59″E / 14.3567°N 100.5830°E /14.3567; 100.5830 | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | State Railway of Thailand | ||||||||||||||
| Managed by | Ministry of Transport | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Concrete building | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | อย. | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Class 1 | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 26 March 1896 (1896-03-26) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1921 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Krung Kao | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 10,000–12,000 daily | |||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||
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Ayutthaya station (Thai:สถานีอยุธยา), is one of the main railway stations of theNorthern Line and theNortheastern Line inPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, located 71 km (44.1 mi) away fromBangkok railway station. It serves 77 trains per day, equivalent to 10,000–12,000 people passing through daily. Every passenger train passing this station must stop here.[1]
Ayutthaya railway station was built during the reign ofKing Chulalongkorn. Its name was "Krung Kao",[2] in relation to the nearbyAyutthaya Historical Park. In 1921, it was rebuilt as a concrete building with metal bracing and renamed "Ayutthaya" in keeping withKing Vajiravudh's national order of 1917. The name and structure remains in use today.[3]
In addition, historically location of the station is also the site of Ayodhya. The first city before the establishment ofAyutthaya officially in 1351 by KingRamathibodi I (U-thong).[4]
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