Wat Sing railway station
Appearance
Wat Sing วัดสิงห์ | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Soi Ekkachai 43, Bang Khun Thian subdistrict, Chom Thong district Bangkok Thailand | ||||||||||
Operated by | State Railway of Thailand | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Mahachai Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | สิ. | ||||||||||
Classification | Class 2 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 29 December 1904 | ||||||||||
Original company | Tachin Railway Ltd. | ||||||||||
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Wat Sing railway station is a railway station located in Bang Khun Thian subdistrict, Chom Thong district, Bangkok. It is a class 2 railway station. Currently, 34 rail services operate at the station.[1] It is one of the few stations on the single-track line with a passing loop.
Wat Sing is planned to be a station on the SRT Dark Red Line extension to Mahachai.
History
[edit]The station opened on 29 December 1904 during the reign of King Chulalongkorn, as part of the Pak Khlong San–Mahachai railway operated by the Tachin Railway Ltd.[2]
It's named after Wat Sing, a nearby local Buddhist temple.
References
[edit]13°41′00″N 100°26′52″E / 13.6833°N 100.4478°E