The station was opened on 25 June 1916 after six years of construction that started in 1910 in the reign of
King Chulalongkorn and finished in the reign of
King Vajiravudh. The front of the building was designed by
Turin-born
Mario Tamagno, who with countryman
Annibale Rigotti (1870–1968) was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. The pair designed
Bang Khun Phrom Palace (1906),
Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in the
Royal Plaza (1907–1915) During
World War II and the
Bombing of Bangkok, a large air raid shelter was erected in front of the railway station. This was demolished after the war and replaced by a fountain of
Erawan which still stands today. The station is an air-conditioned two-storey building consisting of two main entrances, 14 platforms, 22 ticket counters, and two electric display boards, with one mega television screen. Above two entrances to the platforms are the large pictures showing King Chulalongkorn and Queen
Saovabha Phongsri inaugurated the first inter-city Bangkok-Ayutthaya rail service on 26 March 1896, the first railway line in Thailand and
the beginning of Thai railways. In the booming railway travel era, a right part of the station building used to be 10-rooms for who wants to stay overnight in the form of transit hotel named "Rajdhani Hotel" (โรงแรมราชธานี), it was in operation between 1927 and 1969. On 8 November 1986, six runaway, unmanned, coupled locomotives which had their engines left on due to maintenance works at Bang Sue Depot collided at Bangkok railway station, killing 4 and injuring 4. Prior to 2020, Hua Lamphong served about 200 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. and the
International Express to Malaysia. On 25 June 2019, the 103rd anniversary of Hua Lamphong was celebrated with a
Google Doodle.
Closure to long distance trains File:Nakhon Lampang Railway Station สถานีรถไฟ นครลำปาง (Dec 2021) IMG 06.jpg|thumb|A sign protesting the station closure reads ""Stop destroying [Thai] rail history. Cancel the closure of Hua Lamphong [station]. #SAVE Hua Lamphong" at
Nakhon Lampang station The station was scheduled to be closed as a railway station in 2021, when it would have been converted into a museum. The move to Bangkok's
central station to
Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal was planned as soon as the
SRT Dark Red Line services were opened but it was delayed due to opposition. On 19 January 2023, all long distance trains were moved to terminate at Krung Thep Aphiwat. Currently only ordinary and commuter trains (calling at all stops) operate on the Northern, Northeastern and Southern lines, while all Eastern line services terminate here.
Future Hua Lamphong will be a future station on the SRT Dark Red Line southern extension, before crossing the
Chao Phraya River to replace the route of the current
Maeklong Railway. ==Gallery==