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Hua Hin Railway Station, Thailand

Hua Hin Railway Station, Thailand

Posted on September 16, 2014April 18, 2021

When we got down at the Hua Hin Railway Station our guide Joey told us, “you have 15 minutes to spend here. I replied, “you give me an hour at a place where I wish to spend 15 minutes and now you are giving me 15 minutes where I would wish to spend an hour!” He said, “OK let us bargain, you can have 25 minutes!” Such is life! Here I was at a quaint and beautiful place and yet I had only 25 minutes to spend there! Hua Hin Railway Station is a major tourist attraction. It has the feel of the small stations we have on Kalka Shimla Railway Line.

The railway line to Hua Hin was built in 1920s. Around the same time King Rama VI built his summer palace in Hua Hin. It was named Klai Kang Won which means ‘far from worries’. Hua Hin is a functional railway station, you can easily catch a train to Bangkok. Or if you fancy going the other way, the trains would take you to Sungai Kolok on Thailand-Malaysia border. Unfortunately, I could catch no trains from this beautiful station. The structure on the left hand side is the Royal Waiting Room. I am not sure if the royals visit it anymore but it looks royal indeed.

Train, Hua Hin Railway Station
The Bangkok Bound Train, Hua Hin Railway Station #canon550D

Even tough I could not catch a train, I saw a train arriving on the station which I was told was Bangkok bound. Trains used to hold such a fascination in our childhood. My elder nephew wanted to be an engine driver when he was young, it is another matter that he became an engineer when he grew up! Maybe it was a small part of that childhood fascination that made me run to the front of the train so that I could click the entire train!

Hua Hin Train Station, Thailand
Kids in the Train! #lumia1020

I liked the train all the more because it was not packed, it actually looked inviting with so many empty seats, but then I had 25 minutes in all to spend at the station! I would have loved to hop in and get down at the next station, at least!

The Waiting Area, Hua Hin Railway Station
The Waiting Area, Hua Hin Railway Station #lumia1020

The waiting area was clean and once again quite empty after the train left. It exactly looked like a place where I would love to sit down with a novel and wait for the next train! I remember seeing a cafe at the station as well, but once again that 25 minute deadline was still there and I was already on its last minutes.

The Bell at the Hua Hin Station, Thailand
The Bell at the Hua Hin Station, Thailand #Canon550D

I was quite fascinated with the station bell as there was a picture of it in my hotel room. The picture in my room was quite beautiful. So I had to click it myself. Now of course my picture is no where as beautiful as the one that was there in the hotel room but still I kind of like it.

By the time I was clicking this picture I could see Joey hanging in the far horizon. I thought it to be prudent to make a move so that he would not have to come to the near horizon to drag me away from the scene!

PS. I was invited to Thailand by TAT New Delhi

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30 thoughts on “Hua Hin Railway Station, Thailand”

  1. i b arora says:
    September 16, 2014 at 8:25 pm

    how come a railway station is so clean? or did they clean it for you take a photograph?

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    1. Mridula says:
      September 17, 2014 at 11:02 pm

      Ha ha no no the place was clean on its own πŸ˜€

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  2. Nilesh says:
    September 16, 2014 at 9:33 pm

    hmm.. you are a good story teller Mridula. can arise fascination in your readers even for places they would find boring if they themselves would have visited those places.

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    1. Mridula says:
      September 17, 2014 at 11:02 pm

      Thank you so much Nilesh!

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  3. Sumer says:
    September 16, 2014 at 10:07 pm

    Shandar jagah….

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    1. Mridula says:
      September 17, 2014 at 11:03 pm

      Dhanyavad Sumer.

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  4. Tushar says:
    September 17, 2014 at 12:11 am

    I also saw Hua Hin railway station night time photos at another travel website by another great traveler – Nisha. Thanks to both of you. Keep traveling..

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    1. Mridula says:
      September 17, 2014 at 11:04 pm

      And night photography is more difficult as well!

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  5. Datta Ghosh says:
    September 17, 2014 at 10:52 am

    This station is so cute! just like some decorated toy railway station

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    1. Mridula says:
      September 17, 2014 at 11:05 pm

      Yes Datta it looked small and cute πŸ˜€

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  6. yogi saraswat says:
    September 17, 2014 at 11:59 am

    I was looking at seats at this station , what a beautiful designed it is ! station is really beautiful as well as .

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    1. Mridula says:
      September 17, 2014 at 11:00 pm

      Thank you Yogi!

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  7. Nisha says:
    September 17, 2014 at 12:48 pm

    Oh I love the contrast of your post & mine. πŸ™‚

    You had whole lot of time to this beautiful place!

    I can see how far from the platform you’d come. πŸ™‚ And the place is so empty!
    We were given just 5 minutes , that too after dinner when half the people were not interested at all.
    And as I told you earlier, we were 3 bus loads of people trying to take pictures. πŸ™‚

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    1. Mridula says:
      September 17, 2014 at 10:59 pm

      Now that puts the whole affair in a different perspective Nisha πŸ˜€

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  8. sindhoooo says:
    September 17, 2014 at 3:29 pm

    How beautiful! How peaceful! Enjoyed reading about your childhood memories…

    TC! Keep smiling πŸ™‚

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    1. Mridula says:
      September 17, 2014 at 10:57 pm

      Thank you πŸ˜€ Sindhu.

      Reply
  9. sindhoooo says:
    September 17, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    How beautiful and how peaceful the railway station is! Loved your splendid captures and write up Mridula πŸ™‚ It is fun reading what you write… TC! Keep smiling πŸ™‚

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    1. Mridula says:
      September 17, 2014 at 10:57 pm

      Thank you so much Sindhu πŸ˜€

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  10. Seema Chauhan says:
    September 17, 2014 at 4:50 pm

    Hi Mridula, I read your awe-inspiring content and enjoyed a lot. Can become a beautiful railway line in India as also in Thailand like Hua Hin Railway Station?

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    1. Mridula says:
      September 17, 2014 at 10:56 pm

      Hi Seema, thanks for your kind words. I didn’t get your question πŸ™

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  11. Indrani says:
    September 17, 2014 at 6:14 pm

    Neat and clean is the first impression.
    I am glad they maintain it well.

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    1. Mridula says:
      September 17, 2014 at 10:55 pm

      Yes Indrani, the whole of Hua Hin was so clean!

      Reply
  12. dNambiar says:
    September 17, 2014 at 6:37 pm

    Charming indeed. Looks like a station out of a story book. πŸ™‚

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    1. Mridula says:
      September 17, 2014 at 10:53 pm

      It is quite pretty, really like from a story book πŸ˜€

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  13. ilakshee says:
    September 17, 2014 at 6:47 pm

    A quaint railway station…

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    1. Mridula says:
      September 17, 2014 at 10:53 pm

      True that Ilakshee

      Reply
  14. Priyashi says:
    September 18, 2014 at 1:14 pm

    so beautiful…..:)

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    1. Mridula says:
      September 19, 2014 at 10:42 am

      Thank you Priyashi.

      Reply
  15. Chaitali Patel says:
    September 22, 2014 at 3:49 pm

    Beautiful station… I have been to Hua Hin, but had no clue about this hidden gem. πŸ™

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    1. Mridula says:
      September 22, 2014 at 10:30 pm

      Chaitali I usually check things to do on Tripadvisor and it throws up such attractions! However, for this one TAT New Delhi had put it on our itinerary.

      Reply

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