Phichai railway station
Phichai พิชัย | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Mu 3 (Ban Nai Mueang), Nai Mueang Subdistrict, Phichai District, Uttaradit | ||||||||||
Owned by | State Railway of Thailand | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Northern Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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Station code | พย. | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 11 November 1908 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Phichai railway station is a railway station located in Nai Mueang Subdistrict, Phichai District, Uttaradit. It is located 447.553 km (278.097 mi) from Bangkok railway station and is a class 2 railway station. It is on the Northern Line of the State Railway of Thailand. Phichai railway station opened as part of the Northern Line extension from Phitsanulok to Ban Dara Junction in November 1908.
There is also a specialty menu at this station that is recommended for those who pass by train. That is the "Kaeng khua hoi khom" (Thai: แกงคั่วหอยขม), a Thai curry with river snails over rice on a banana leaf container sold by hawkers with trays walking along platforms. It is regarded as the signature food of the locality. Because Pichai is a district surrounded by mountains and rivers, it is a place rich in food ingredients.
Train services
- Special Express 3/4 Bangkok-Sawankhalok/Sila At-Bangkok
- Express 51/52 Bangkok-Chiang Mai-Bangkok
- Rapid 102 Chiang Mai Bangkok
- Rapid 105/106 Bangkok-Sila At-Bangkok
- Rapid 107/108 Bangkok-Den Chai-Bangkok
- Rapid 109 Bangkok-Chiang Mai
- Rapid 111/112 Bangkok-Den Chai-Bangkok
- Local 403 Phitsanulok-Sila At
- Local 407/408 Nakhon Sawan-Chiang Mai-Nakhon Sawan
- Local 410 Sila At-Phitsanulok
References
- Ichirō, Kakizaki (2010). Ōkoku no tetsuro: tai tetsudō no rekishi. Kyōto: Kyōtodaigakugakujutsushuppankai. ISBN 978-4-87698-848-8
- Otohiro, Watanabe (2013). Tai kokutetsu yonsenkiro no tabi: shasō fūkei kanzen kiroku. Tōkyō: Bungeisha. ISBN 978-4-286-13041-5
Coordinates: 17°17′21″N 100°05′17″E / 17.2892°N 100.0880°E