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Wongwian Yai Railway Station
Is a third-class railway station located on
Rim Thang Rotfai Road (Wongwian Yai-Talat
Phlu) near Wongwian Yai, Bang Yi Ruea
district, Thon Buri. It is the start of the Mae
Klong railway line that originally was the
start of the Pak Khlong San railway line, but
no trains have been running between Pak
Khlong San - Wongwian Yai since 1
January, 1961, because of a Cabinet
resolution dated 24 November, 1958, of the
Sarit Thanarat government. The railway still
exists, but now it has been covered with
bitumen.

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Talat Phlu Railway Station
Presently, it is still regarded as a railway station
of importance because it is one of the stations of
the Mae Klong railway line. It is located not far
from the Wongwian Yai Railway Station.
Today, there are both passenger and freight
trains running, and the station is still bustling
Wat Ratchakhue Worawihan 03
Originally, it was called Wat Wang Nam Won
because the temple was located next to 3 canals:
like always as well as nearby the station, Khlong Bangkok Yai, Khlong Bang Nam Chon, and
the railway line, and the road is too. It is also Khlong Tha Phra. It is an ancient temple built during
the location of numerous restaurants with the late Ayutthaya Era. Wat Ratchakhue is a
delicious food regardless if it is a noodle third-class royal temple of the Mahayana Buddhists.
shop, Khao Mu Daeng, ordered dishes, Thai Items in the interior that you should pay homage
desserts, etc. and in particular, the famous include the Buddha’s relics that were brought from
Kui Chai Chao that people queue up to Rajgir, India; the Buddha’s footprint, the large ancient
buy and is not too far from this railway Buddha image of the Ayutthaya Era, the sacred
station. reclining Buddha image of the Thon Buri Era, and the
statue of Phraya Phichai Dap Hak.

04 Inthara Dispensary
Is an ancient herbal medicine shop that has been operating
for many years. The present owners are the third generation,
and this shop has equipment for grinding the medicine
themselves. There are various kinds of herbal medicine, and
the shop has still retained its original character in which
everything is made of wood like it is as old as Talat Phlu.
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05 Wat Chantharam Worawihan

(Wat Klang Talat Phlu)
Inside the ordination hall are murals on the walls
and above the windows are designs of various
species of flowers and vines. The designs are
not very impressive as they are simple, but are
beautiful. Below is a space between the
windows that has drawings of Dharma puzzles,
which require interpreting as well as help in
maintaining the images; e.g., Kilen refers to the
obstruction of the balance of power, or the quill
pen means power. Other important items found
inside the ordination hall are the decorated Buddha image in the attitude of stopping a storm.
This refers to providing protection from various obstacles. The Buddha image is made of carved
wood and is enshrined between the left and right doorways in the front of the ordination hall.

Suriya Coffee 06
A coffee atmosphere by the river in Thon
Buri that has been open since 1942. It is a
coffee source of all age groups, and the
aroma entices people to stop to chat, ask
about various things, and smile.

07 Wat Intharam
The name of this temple means the temple of Indra and
has existed since the Ayutthaya Era. It has been
continuously renovated in which the present ordination
hall is located in the area of the brown wall near the
entrance that connects to the main road. It was
reconstructed during the reign of King Rama III.
The features of the architecture can be seen
from the pillars of the ordination hall that are
like a corner, have no designs, and are in an
oblique row. When travelling from the pier of the
temple, you will see the old ordination hall that
was built in the Thon Buri Era, and what can be
seen easily is the roof of the ordination hall that
is decorated with cups, bowls, and vases with
beautiful patterns. You can see them clearly,
which makes the ordination hall appear strange
that can create a surprise and impress visitors.
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08 Famous Kui Chai Talat Phlu

Is a shop that sells Kui Chai, a vegetarian street
food snack, that is known by everyone. The
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identity of this shop is the seller has long Wat Nangnong Worawihan
hair, so people call it Kui Chai Chao Phom There is no evidence about its
Yao (the long-haired seller of Kui Chai). construction, but the temple is
Actually, in Talat Phlu, there are about assumed to have existed since the
10 shops selling Kui Chai during the Ayutthaya Era. Later, King Rama III
day and night. Before the shop of the
long-haired owner was in front of a rebuilt the entire temple, and it is
pawn shop, but now he has moved under evident that the artwork was in the
the bridge. This shop only sells stuffed Kui style that the King appreciated, which
Chai and starts to sell around midday selling was Chinese as seen from the
only 500 Kui Chai per day. ordination hall and chapel. The exterior

IMi Krop Chin Li 09

Is a famous dish of this area in which if
of the door panels is decorated with mother-of-pearl with
Chinese designs. The Phra Chedi comprises 20 wooden corners that forms an octagon with a
tapering sharp spire built during the reign of King Rama III. The area in front of the Phra Chedi
has a Buddha image, and the chapel has been made with Chinese-style architecture. The
you do not try it, then you have not been
here. This shop has been inherited by more pediments are decorated with stucco images of dragons.
than 4 generations, or more than 130 years.
When King Rama V the Great visited Khlong
Bang Luang and arrived at Talat Phlu, he knew
of the reputation that “Chin Li Mi Krop is very good. I
stopped at the Talat Phlu Pier and ordered some to eat. It is really delicious as rumoured.” As such,
the King bestowed a Garuda to the owners to be a royal shop that showed that the King came to
eat and asked about the recipe. Mi Krop comes from Hainan Chinese, and the King bestowed the
name “Mi Krop Sawoei Sawan”. Later, the name was shortened to “Mi Krop Ro 5” as he gave
some money and a Garuda as well.

Wat Ratcha Orasaram

Is an ancient temple built since the Ayutthaya Era. The highlights of this temple are the art and
architecture in the interior, which was created from the royal appreciation of King Rama III, who
liked Chinese art in which the ordination hall and chapel do not have gable apex ridges. This was
because the King saw that they could be easily damaged and would waste time repairing them.
The gables are smooth and are decorated with glazed tiles with various floral or animal designs;
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e.g., swan or dragon like the Chinese style. Wat Ratcha Orasaram is regarded as the first Wat Nang Ratchawihan Umbrella
temple that used Chinese art to Princess Sri Sulalai, a royal consort of King
be applied in a Thai temple,
which has a beautiful
result. 10 Rama II, rebuilt the entire temple. For this reason,
Wat Nang does not have a mixture of Thai and
Chinese architecture like the style of King Rama
III. In the interior is a large tall Buddha image in
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