Den Chai railway station

Den Chai station (Thai: สถานีเด่นชัย) is a railway station located in Den Chai Subdistrict, Den Chai District, Phrae. It is a Class 1 railway station and is the main station for Phrae Province, as there is no rail service to Phrae City. It is located about 530 kilometres (330 mi) from Bangkok railway station. It is also the station to alight for passengers heading to Nan Province.

Den Chai เด่นชัย
Train at the station in 2019
General information
Location	Den Chai Subdistrict, Den Chai District, Phrae 54110
Owned by	State Railway of Thailand
Operated by	State Railway of Thailand
Line(s)	Northern Line (Thailand)
Platforms	3
Tracks	6
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	ดช.
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station Mae Phuak Halt towards Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) or Krung Thep Aphiwat Northern Line Pak Pan towards Chiang Mai

History

Den Chai Station was opened in 1912 during the King Rama VI's reign as Phrae provincial railway station. In the olden days, the station was once used as a hub for various types of commodities, for example the shipping of wood, heavy products, as well as loads of packages would be conveyed here, also it was a distribution centre to provinces in the immediate vicinity. During that time, the station master had more powers than the district chief.

The exact station building was renovated around 1957. The building constructed with the entire wooden structures, including ancient teak wood, was adjusted and extended to provide a larger usable area. It is transformed into a cemented building with structures like butterfly roofing and a spacious with lengthy platform to accommodate the utilities.

Den Chai Station is planned to be the junction for the Den Chai-Chiang Rai-Chiang Khong Railway Line.

Services

• Special Express "Uttrawithi" no.9/10 Bangkok-Chiang Mai-Bangkok
• Special Express Diesel Car no.7/8 Bangkok-Chiang Mai-Bangkok
• Special Express no.13/14 Bangkok-Chiang Mai-Bangkok
• Express no.51/52 Bangkok-Chiang Mai-Bangkok
• Rapid no.107/112 Bangkok-Den Chai-Bangkok
• Rapid no.109/102 Bangkok-Chiang Mai-Bangkok
• Rapid no.111/108 Bangkok-Den Chai-Bangkok
• Local no.407/408 Nakhon Sawan-Chiang Mai-Nakhon Sawan

References

• "Train services". State Railway of Thailand. 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
• "All sorts of information". State Railway of Thailand. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019, at the Wayback Machine{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)