Photographer Tim Russell on the Fading Glory of Hualamphong Station [S8.E34] (Classic ReCast)

Photographer Tim Russell on the Fading Glory of Hualamphong Station [S8.E34] (Classic ReCast)

From The Bangkok Podcast by Greg Jorgensen & Ed Knuth

March 4, 2026 · 44 min · Season 8 · Episode 34

About this episode

Greg interviews photographer Tim Russell about his book 'Bangkok Station' and the history of Hualamphong Train Station.

In a ReCast episode from season 7, Greg interviews well known Bangkok-based photographer Tim Russell about his book 'Bangkok Station,' which focuses (literally) on the iconic and now mostly defunct Hualamphong Train Station. Greg has had a special connection to the place over the past few months because he just finished organizing an event there for 300 guests last Friday, which is why we've been off air for the past two weeks as activity and stress reached their peak. Tim begins by explaining his early days twenty years ago as a traveller in Vietnam and how he picked up photography as a way to document his travels. Eventually he made his way to Thailand and managed to pass through Hualamphong in its heyday. The guys discuss Huamlamphong's design by an Italian architect and its opening in 1916, making it a Bangkok institution for more than 100 years.

People in this episode

Hosts: Greg Jorgensen, Ed Knuth

Guest: Tim Russell

Topics covered

  • photography
  • Hualamphong Station
  • Bangkok history
  • travel
  • architecture

Keywords

  • Hualamphong
  • Bangkok
  • photography
  • train station
  • architecture
  • Tim Russell
  • Greg Jorgensen

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Bangkok Station

Places: Hualamphong Station

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