Bangkok Noi railway station
The Siriraj Bimuksthan Museum, originally known as the old Thonburi station (Thai: สถานีธนบุรีเดิม, RTGS: Sathani Thonburi Doem), built as Bangkok Noi station (Thai: สถานีบางกอกน้อย), is a Brick Expressionism style building in Siri Rat subdistrict, Bangkok Noi district, Bangkok. It was built as a railway station and terminus of the Southern Line of Thailand's national rail network from 1903 to 1999; closed in 2003; and renovated and reopened as a museum in 2013.
Siriraj Bimuksthan Museum พิพิธภัณฑ์ศิริราชพิมุขสถาน | |
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Japanese steam locomotive Mikado No. 950 preserved at the buildings of Siriraj Museum and Siriraj Hospital | |
| General information | |
| Other names | old Thonburi |
| Location | Siri Rat subdistrict, Bangkok Noi district Bangkok Thailand |
| Coordinates | 13°45′35″N 100°29′13″E |
| Owned by | Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital |
| Line(s) | Formerly part of Southern Line |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Concrete building |
| Architect | Vodhyakara Varavarn |
| Architectural style | Brick Expressionism |
| Other information | |
| Status | Site exhibition |
| History | |
| Opened | 19 June 1903 |
| Closed | 4 October 2003 |
| Rebuilt | 1950 |
| Previous names | Bangkok Noi |
| Original company | State Railway of Thailand |
| Location | |
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