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Saphan Taksin station (Thai: สถานีสะพานตากสิน) is a BTS skytrain station, on the Silom Line in Sathon and Bang Rak Districts, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located at the entry ramp of Taksin Bridge , below Sathon Road , to the east of the Chao Phraya River .
Additionally, the Saphan Taksin station is conveniently connected to the adjacent Sathon Pier, which is a stop for the Chao Phraya Express Boat services. [13] Many of these stations are also connected to nearby buildings and public amenities through skybridges , providing easy and convenient access for pedestrians.
When it opened, the line ran from National Stadium to Saphan Taksin stations covering a total distance of 6.5 km (4.0 mi) with 7 stations. Sukhumvit Line is one of the main arteries of the Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit System with 900,000 daily passengers per day (combined with the Sukhumvit Line ).
Sathorn Pier is located adjacent to the Saphan Taksin Station, making this location the only place for commuters to transfer between the Chao Phraya Express Boat service and the Bangkok BTS Skytrain Silom Line rail service. The pier is adjacent to the Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok.
It sits roughly opposite Wat Yan Nawa and is near the end of Sathon Road, where Taksin Bridge and the Saphan Taksin Station of the BTS Skytrain are located. The building, whose design features 49 storeys (including two underground levels), occupies approximately two rai (3,200 square metres, 34,000 sq ft) of land, and is connected to an ...
The disused foundations were eventually adapted for the BTS Skytrain, [1] with train services across the bridge beginning on 5 December 1999. [2] [3] [4] under the bridge (seen from Sathorn Pier) The entry ramp on the east side of the river contains the Saphan Taksin BTS Station as well as Sathorn Pier for the Chao Phraya Express Boat. [5] [6]
Thaksin Shinawatra, the billionaire former prime minister of Thailand, made a dramatic return home after more than a decade of self-imposed exile. Thaksin Shinawatra, 74 , was twice elected prime ...
National Stadium - Saphan Taksin section opened 6.24 km (3.88 mi) 7 2004 3 July Blue Line: Bang Sue - Hua Lamphong section opened 19.95 km (12.40 mi) 18 2009 15 May Silom Line: Saphan Taksin - Wongwian Yai section opened 2.08 km (1.29 mi) 2 2010 23 August Airport Rail Link: Phaya Thai - Suvarnabhumi section opened 28.17 km (17.50 mi) 8 2011