Hua Lamphong, or Bangkok Train Station, is presently the main terminal to northern, eastern, north-eastern and southern Thailand. It connects with the MRT underground system and features a distinct half-dome structure, designed by an Italian architect Mario Tamagno in an Italian neo-renaissance style. Open in 1916, Hua Lamphong boasts an elegant design, similar to several government buildings and public monuments built during the same period. However, after more than 100 years of service Hua Lamphong is due to close when the new Bang Sue Central Station opens in 2020. It is expected that the station building will become a museum. Connections to Bang Sue from this location will in future be by MRT or the State Railway's Dark Red Line, presently under construction.