Hua Lamphong “In Your Eyes”- Through the Lens Expo - January 2022

The “Hua Lamphong through the Lens” exhibition, which sheds light on the changes the railway station has undergone since it was opened in 1910 under King Chulalongkorn’s reign.

The expo gave train fans a chance to check out steam locomotives and pick up memorabilia while enjoying live classical music on weekend afternoons.

People can also learn more about the station’s heritage by checking out things like the spot where King Chulalongkorn inaugurated Thailand’s first rail trip from Bangkok to Ayutthaya on March 26, 1897. This date earmarks SRT’s birth.

People could also see three-headed elephant monument that was once used as an underground bunker and the maintenance depot which features steam locomotives dating back to World War II.

The Transport Ministry and SRT had been planning to close Hua Lamphong and have all trains to Bangkok stop at the Bang Sue Grand Station. The plan was changed when the public and SRT staff launched fierce opposition as they feared the historic station would be turned into yet another modern commercial district.

So in this video I walk everyone through the station and you can see and hear the exhibition. I had fun making the video and got to go into places that the public is not normally able to access like the roof and old hotel. Enjoy the video!

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