Hua Lamphong Station
Bangkok's old central railway station, with an arched hall of glass and steel that was for decades the hub of Thai rail. Long-distance trains moved to Krung Thep Aphiwat in 2023, but the grand terminus still stands in Pathum Wan.
- Where
- Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 13.7389, 100.5167
Get the Hua Lamphong Station stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Hua Lamphong Station. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bangkok volume with your photos and a note.
Near Hua Lamphong Station
Golden Buddha 0.3 km
A seated Buddha of solid gold weighing 5.5 tonnes, kept at Wat Traimit near Chinatown. For about two centuries it hid under stucco and coloured glass, until the plaster cracked during a move in 1955 and the gold showed through.
Yaowarat Road 0.5 km
The main street of Bangkok's Chinatown, lined with gold shops, Chinese signs and old shophouses. Chinese traders settled here about 200 years ago, and at night the road turns into one long food street.
Leng Buai Ia Shrine 0.9 km
A Chinese shrine tucked inside the Talat Kao market off Yaowarat Road, in the heart of Chinatown. It is often said to be the oldest Chinese shrine in Bangkok, and smoke from incense coils hangs under its roof.
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat 0.9 km
The largest and most important Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok, set in the heart of Chinatown. Incense smoke fills its halls, and it is at its busiest at Chinese New Year and during the annual vegetarian festival.
ICONSIAM 1.5 km
A riverside development on the Thonburi bank of the Chao Phraya, with a huge shopping mall that opened in 2018. Its towers include the tallest building in Thailand, and boats and the Gold Line bring people across from the other bank.
Jim Thompson House 1.7 km
The home of Jim Thompson, the American who revived Thai silk, built in 1959 from old teak houses and set in a leafy garden by a canal. It now displays his collection of Southeast Asian art.
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre 1.7 km
A contemporary arts centre at the Siam crossroads, its spiral ramps rising through floors of galleries. Music, theatre, film and design events fill it too, and well over a million people a year now come through.
Assumption Cathedral 1.8 km
The principal Catholic church of Thailand and seat of the Archdiocese of Bangkok, off Charoen Krung Road near the river. Both papal visits to the country, by John Paul II in 1984 and Francis in 2019, were hosted here.
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Questions
Where is Hua Lamphong Station?
Hua Lamphong Station is in Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Golden Buddha (0.3 km), Yaowarat Road (0.5 km), Leng Buai Ia Shrine (0.9 km).
How do I get the Hua Lamphong Station stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Hua Lamphong Station and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bangkok volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Hua Lamphong Station before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bangkok volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.