Last weekend I visited Bang Sue Station to take photographs of various trains and station infrastructure. Bang Sue Junction is the busiest SRT railway junction in the whole of Thailand. The station serves trains on the main north line and the main south line. These two lines represent 80% of all train movements in Bangkok by SRT. Bang Sue is also home to a massive but largely under used rail yard. The rail yard occupies approximately 8 km sq of land on the northern edge of the inner city of Bangkok. The rail yard consists of passenger station, locomotive workshops, passenger carriage sidings, freight terminal and freight sidings. Some of the unused rail yard land is leased to Bangkok city council for parklands and markets. Bang sue station is planned to be come the new central station of Bangkok as a number of new metro projects are planned to intersect at Bang Sue station. A new modern 12 platform station will be built near the current site of the passenger station. Currently Bang Sue station is connected to the rest of Bangkok by an underground MRT line and 5 different bus routes that service areas to the north west of the station. The road access to Bang Sue station is from the western side of the station near Siam Cement Company. If you are traveling on a long distance SRT train to the north or south of Thailand. Bang Sue is a better place to board your train than Hualamphong. It also much quicker to advance book long distance train tickets here. The separation of Main North line platforms and Main south line platforms also makes it easier to find your train. If you arrive at Bang Sue by MRT when you exit the MRT station do a U turn as you exit and to the left is the Main South line platforms and to the right are the Main North line platforms. Most SRT commuter trains depart from the Main North Platforms. 4. This is an image of the southern line platforms at Bang Sue station. If you are traveling on the Main South line you need to wait here. 18. This is a general view of the northern platforms at Bang Sue station. About 10 years ago this small station had to handle all northern and southern line trains. Now it only services northern line trains and commuter. 28. This is a movie of the international express train departing Bang Sue station and also shown is SRT loco number 4525 running light engine in the carriage yards. This is a GE locomotive. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpLFEF3gZqc"]YouTube - SRT Departure of International Express and Yard Work.[/ame] 32. This is a movie showing SRT loco 4525 hauling some passenger carriages though the carriage sidings on the way to Hualamphong station. This is a GE locomotive. [FONT="]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWb-rOqylkI[/FONT] 33. This is a shot of a very late inbound Japanese DMU approaching Bang Sue station. This DMU is the same type as the Mahachai DMUs but with better seats for its 9 hour long trip. 35. This is a close up shot of SRT loco number 4106 as it collects some passenger carriages to take them down to Hualamphong station. If you would like to see another 35 images from Bang Sue station and rail including more rail in action shots then please visit: Thai Mass Transport Systems: SRT: Bang Sue Junction and Station. I hope you find the pictures and vehicles shown to be of interest if you view this please post some comments and feelings about the pictures.
37. This is a movie showing SRT loco 4106 hauling some carriages though the carriage sidings. Also shown is SRT loco 4503 arriving with a train to the deep south of Thailand. This is a GE locomotive. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-1eF2JB9bE"]YouTube - SRT departure of a Deep South train and the carriage sidings[/ame] 41. This is a very good shot of SRT loco 4109 chasing an main south line train though the twisted track at the northern end of bang sue station. Note the people on the steps this train was stuffed full with people heading up country.
