Bang Sue Junction Station Bangkok
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Bang Sue Junction Station Bangkok is a train station in Chatuchack district, around 8km north of Bangkok's main railway station at Hualamphong.
It is a small station that is served by the Northern line, the North-Eastern line and the Southern line and it is also used as a junction for these three lines.
As a consequence most trains leaving from Bangkok to the South, the North or the North-East of the country can be boarded at Bang Sue railway station.
Photo of the Bang Sue Junction Station SignIt has 72 tracks but only 4 are linked to the passenger station, 8
other tracks are linked to the near by locomotive depot and the
remaining tracks are railway sidings.
The Phahonyothin freight terminal is located near the station and is the main freight terminal in Thailand.
Train at the platform in Bang Sue station 2The railway station is accessible by the Bangkok MRT Subway Blue Line at Bangsue Subway station, which is the terminus station of the Bangkok MRT Subway line.
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Subway Exit at Bang SueThe Bang Sue Train Station is divided into 2 stations:
Junction 1 which is the older station and Junction 2 which is the newer.
Stations signThe distance between the two stations is no more than 200 meters.
View of station 1 from station 2Station 1 – Northern and North-Eastern lines
Station 1 is served by the Northern line and the North- Eastern line.
It is most easily accessible from the Subway exit number 1
North Bound platform at station 1It has a ticket selling counter, a parcel area, a small grocery shop and toilet / shower facilities.
the ticket counter at station 1Station 2 – Southern line
Station 2 is served by the Southern line. It is most easily accessible from the subway exit number 2.
Station 2 and the Sothern LineLike Station 1 it has its own ticket counter, a parcel area, toilets and shower facilities, a few food and beverage shops and even a some platform restaurants.
It also has ATMs from 3 Thai Banks: KrungThai Bank, Kasikorn Bank and TMB.
Shop at station 2
Restaurant at station 2
People waiting for the train at station 2The city bus stop is located at Station 2 near the foot bridge that links Station 2 to Station 1 (opposite the Subway Exit 2) and is served by many bus lines among which the lines 70, 97 or 52:
- the Red non air-conditioned bus 70 and Orange air-con bus 70 go to Democracy Monument and Sanam Luang near the popular Khaosan road
- the Red non air-con bus 97 goes to Victory Monument
- the Red non air-con bus 52 goes to Mo Chit (near Mo Chit Northern Bus Terminal) and Chatuchak park (near the Chatuchak Week-end market).
City bus stop at Bang Sue Junction Station Bangkok
Bang Sue Station Contact Telephone Numbers:
- Station 1 : Tel. 02 587 4613
- Station 2 : Tel. 02 586 0240-1
Bang Sue Junction Station Bangkok - The New Main Train Station in Bangkok
Bangsue has been chosen as the site for the new main Bangkok Train station and Depot that will replace Hualamphong Train Station, which opened for service in 1916.
Plans for a new high-speed railway network throughout Thailand and the rest of SE Asia have been drawn up and contracts awarded. How long it will actually take to build is another matter.
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