Ban Phachi Junction
สถานีรถไฟชุมทางบ้านภาชี |
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Location | Phachi Subdistrict, Phachi Municipality, Ayutthaya | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 14°27′03″N 100°43′16″E / 14.4508°N 100.7212°ECoordinates: 14°27′03″N 100°43′16″E / 14.4508°N 100.7212°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | State Railway of Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Northern Line Northeastern Line |
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Platforms | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | ภช. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | Original building opened around 1900. 1 October 1949 (after rebuilding from bombing) |
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Rebuilt | 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers | 1500+ per day | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ban Phachi Junction is a railway junction located in Phachi District, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. It is a Class 1 Station and serves as a junction for the North and Northwestern Line of the State Railway of Thailand. Ban Phachi Junction had to be rebuilt after the Second World War after being hit by Allied Bombing. Some super express and express trains do not call at this station.
There is also a specialty at this station that is recommended for those who pass this station. That is the "Phachi" Coconut Ice Cream sold by hawkers with trays walking along platforms and is normally eaten using a plastic straw (as it will melt easily). The dessert is quite famous and has been mentioned on some Thai shows.
Ban Phachi Junction serves 47 trains daily. The trains that stop here are of the following: