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Originally, the station's location was at Bangkok Noi railway station. It opened in 1903 as a terminus for all Southern Line services. The station was the site of the 0 km mark for the Southern Line. During World War II it was bombed by the Allies as it was a Japanese logistical centre. After the war, the station was rebuilt and was named Thon Buri, opening in 1950. Over the years, Thon Buri Station's role as a major terminal faded as most train services moved to terminate at Bangkok railway station, leaving only ordinary and commuter trains to end here.
In 1999, Chuan Leekpai started a project to renovate the Thon Buri Station area, so a temporary railway station (class 4) was built at the present-day location, about 800 metres from the original location. This station was to be called Bangkok Noi Station. The original Thon Buri Station still opened for ticketing, but passengers boarded at the temporary station. Later events were to end this arrangement.
During Thaksin Shinawatra's government, trains continued services to the original Thon Buri Station. Then the land around the original Thon Buri railway station was granted to the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. As a result, on 4 October 2003, services to the original Thon Buri Station stopped completely. The station building was given to Mahidol University, and all services were changed to terminate at Bangkok Noi Station. On 1 January 2004, Bangkok Noi railway station was renamed Thon Buri, and the station's class 4 status was upgraded to class 1.
In 2015, the original Thon Buri railway station building houses the Siriraj Phimukhsthan Museum. The former temporary station is now the station in use. Despite fewer trains on the Southern Line terminating here compared to Bangkok, all distances along the Southern Line still refer to this station as kilometre 0.
This is the finishing point for this walk. As ever thanks for tagging along with me and providing such great feedback. If you want to read more about the walk please see
Leased to BNSF, MKM power doesn't hide their former owner heritage.
Westbound on eastern edge of Spokane.
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This is the now disused Trinity House Buoy Shed alongside the river Hull. It was once obviously a prestigious building and has clearly seen better days. There is a detailed history of the building here - historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1197668
The Trabant, once widely mocked for its automotive inadequacies, is now something of a cultural icon in Berlin.
Located above Stepstone Creek in rural Pendleton County Kentucky..now named Immaculate Conception Church. Getting moldy and has a badly decayed foundation. The former community of Carntown was located at the confluence of Stepstone Creek and the Ohio River. The community was torn down when the huge Black River Limestone Mine was built in the 1960's.
Former pavilion built by the United States for Expo 67 in Montreal, this geodesic dome was designed by architect Buckminster Fuller and was 250 feet in diameter.
This was the year of my arrival in Canada, Centennial Year, a very exciting time for the country.
From an old colour slide...the Nikon was the camera used to convert the slide to digital format.
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