"[Hualamphong] is one of the most carefully maintained buildings in Bangkok. A neat cool structure, with the shape and Ionic columns of a memorial gym at a wealthy American college, it was put up in 1916 by the Western-oriented King Rama V. The station is orderly and uncluttered, and, like the railway, it is run efficiently by men in khaki uniforms who are as fastidious as scoutmasters competing for good-conduct badges." – Paul Theroux, The Great Railway Bazaar
"I love everything about Hualamphong. The characters, the light, the lines, the colour," said Narula in a 2016 interview. "It’s a slow moving place making it feel like you can really get into it at your own pace.
A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars; it’s where the rich use public transportation
Gustavo Petro, mayor of Colombian capital Bogota
This article was written by TIM RUSSELL
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