HUA LAMPHONG: The Last Days of a Railway Legend. What next?

Hua Lamphong will finally see its last train on 23rd December. After 105yrs of service, Bangkok's legendary rail terminus will be no more. Many are opposed to it and the developers are planning a 'commercial business premises'. I took a last look around.
00:00 Start & History of the station
02:09 Hua Lamphong at work
03:11 Future Proposals, speculation & possibilities
04:55 The missing link to Bang Sue
06:01 Train ride into Hua Lamphong
07:05 Latest gosip
07:30 Local history: The old bomb shelter, Paknam Railway, the floods of 1942,.
09:31 Pracha Cheun Cycling Club
09:45 Rong Muang Road Hotel relics
10:20 Trok Salak Hin Neighbourhood
11:19 Brutalist design: Bangkok Mail Centre
12:14 Toilet tribute & Rajdhani Hotel
13:26 Bonus video info & outro

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