Brief History
Chiang Mai station was opened for service for Standard gauge rolling stocks on January 1, 1922. The first train is Lampang - Chiang Mai Mixed train. The additional train was Lamphun - Chiang Mai Mixed train (Later become the second Lampang - Chiang Mai Mixed train) was introduced on January 15, 1922.
Northern Express has been introduced to Chiang Mai on November 1, 1922. Northern Express using Baldwin pacific locomotive (meter gauge) and Swiss consilidate locomotive (meter gauge) was introduced on December 21, 1926. Hanomag pacific locomotive had replace Baldwin pacific in 1928-1929.
Frich Diesel Electric Locomotives had come to replace steam locomotives for Northern express on March 5, 1933, after the experiment on November 16, 1931. The execursion train from Bangkok to Chiang mai was also introduce on 11 April 1933.
The first Chiang Mai Station building was destroyed by bombs from Allied Forces on December 21, 1943. It was rebuilt in 1945 and reopened in 1948 even though Northern Express services was resumed on August 4, 1946.
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