Thanon Chira Junction railway station

Thanon Chira Junction railway station (SRT Code: CIY) (Thai: สถานีรถไฟชุมทางถนนจิระ (จร.)) is the main railway station in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. The station is on the south side of the city moat in Nakhon Ratchasima. There are 18 daily trains serving the station. There are also four to six special trains during the Thai New Year, Songkran, and other festivals. In the 2008 census, Thanon Chira Junction railway station served nearly 350,000 passengers.

Thanon Chira Junction railway station สถานีรถไฟชุมทางถนนจิระ
Façade of station
Location	Watcharasarit Rd, Nai Mueang, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima 30000
Owned by	State Railway of Thailand
Line(s)	Northeastern Line
Platforms	6
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	จร.
History
Opened	November 1, 1922
Rebuilt	1955 (replaced with concrete building)
Traffic
64,000
Services
Preceding station   State Railway of Thailand   Following station Nakhon Ratchasima toward Bangkok Northeastern Line Ban Phanao toward Ubon Ratchathani Ban Ko toward Thanaleng

History

Thanon Chira Junction was opened on 1 November 1922 as the Thanon Chira railway station on part of the Tha Chang section of the Ubon Line (21 km). The station became a junction in 1934 once the line to Khon Kaen was completed and opened on 1 April 1933. The location of the station is important because it is close to both Nakhon Ratchasima and the gate of Fort Suranaree (the headquarters of 2nd Army Region). Initially, the station was a wooden structure until after World War II, when a concrete structure replaced the dilapidated wooden station. The station has a container crane to handle container loading.

Train services

• Diesel rail car special express train No. 21 from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani
• Diesel rail car special express train No. 22 from Ubon Ratchathani to Bangkok
• Express train No. 67 from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani
• Express train No. 68 from Ubon Ratchathani to Bangkok
• Diesel rail car express train No. 71 from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani
• Diesel rail car express train No. 72 from Ubon Ratchathani to Bangkok
• Diesel rail car express train No. 77 from Bangkok to Nong Khai
• Diesel rail car express train No. 78 Nong Khai to Bangkok
• Rapid train No. 135 from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani
• Rapid train No. 136 from Ubon Ratchathani to Bangkok
• Rapid train No. 139 from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani
• Rapid train No. 140 from Ubon Ratchathani to Bangkok
• Rapid train No. 141 from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani
• Rapid train No. 142 from Ubon Ratchathani to Bangkok
• Rapid train No. 145 from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani
• Rapid train No. 146 from Ubon Ratchathani to Bangkok
• Ordinary train No. 233 from Bangkok to Surin
• Ordinary train No. 234 from Surin to Bangkok
• Local train No. 415 from Nakhon Ratchasima to Nong Khai
• Local train No. 418 from Nong Khai to Nakhon Ratchasima
• Local train No. 416 from Nakhon Ratchasima to Udon Thani
• Local train No. 417 from Udon Thani to Nakhon Ratchasima
• Local train No. 419 from Nakhon Ratchasima to Ubon Ratchathani
• Local train No. 420 from Ubon Ratchathani to Nakhon Ratchasima
• Local train No. 421 from Nakhon Ratchasima to Ubon Ratchathani
• Local train No. 426 from Ubon Ratchathani to Nakhon Ratchasima
• Local train No. 424 from Samrong Thap to Nakhon Ratchasima
• Local train No. 427 from Nakhon Ratchasima to Ubon Ratchathani
• Local train No. 428 from Ubon Ratchathani to Nakhon Ratchasima
• Local train No. 429 from Nakhon Ratchasima to Bua Yai Junction
• Local train No. 430 from Bua Yai Junction to Nakhon Ratchasima
• Local train No. 431 from Kaeng Khoi Junction to Khon Kaen
• Local train No. 432 from Khon Kaen to Kaeng Khoi Junction

References

• Annual Report on Royal Siamese State Railways in the Year Buddhist Era 2477. Royal State Railway Printing Office. 1938 – via National Archives of Thailand.
• Karn Rot Fai Thai. Royal State Railway Printing Office. 1941 – via National Library of Thailand.
• In Memory of Prince Purajat Jaiyakorn. Royal State Railway Printing Office. April 1937.
• Ngan Chalong 50 Pee Rot Fa Luang. Royal State Railway Printing Office. April 1947.

External links

• rotfaithai.com (Thai)