Chiang Rak railway station

Chiang Rak railway station (Thai: สถานีรถไฟเชียงราก) is a railway station in the central Thailand, located in Khlong Nueng Sub-District, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani Province, outskirts Bangkok.

Chiang Rak railway station สถานีรถไฟเชียงราก
Location	1 Moo 18, Phahonyothin Rd, Khlong Nueng Sub-District, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani Province
Owned by	State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
Line(s)	Northern Line Northeastern Line
Platforms	8
Other information
Station code	ชร.
Services
Preceding station   State Railway of Thailand   Following station Khlong Nhung Halt toward Bangkok Northern Line Thammasat University Halt toward Chiang Mai Khlong Nhung Halt toward Bangkok Northeastern Line Thammasat University Halt toward Ubon Ratchathani Khlong Nhung Halt toward Bangkok Northeastern Line Thammasat University Halt toward Thanaleng

It is a class 2 railway station 37.47 km (about 23 mi) from Hua Lamphong (Bangkok railway station). This station is served by the songthaew (Thai style minibus) to Thammasat University Rangsit Campus, because it is the closest station to this higher education institution.

Its name "Chiang Rak" comes from its location that was called "Chiang Rak", which is an area in the north of Pathum Thani adjacent to the southern part of Ayutthaya as far as reaching Sing Buri.[1] In the past it was an extensive plain, covering 38,000 rai (15,019 acres) called "Thung Chiang Rak" (ทุ่งเชียงราก).[1] The word "Chiang Rak" is derived from the fact that in the past it was a place where elephants dragged logs through, locals therefore popularly called "Chang Rak" (ช้างราก). Later, distorted as Chiang Rak.[2]

Moreover, the area near the station also the location of the tenth milestone of Khlong Prem Prachakon, the khlong that was canalized in the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) from Bangkok to Ayutthaya.[3]