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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 .
Saphan Taksin station is the only single-platform station in Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit system, causing a bottleneck on the Silom Line. This prevents increasing the train frequency to more than every 3 minutes and 45 seconds.
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.
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]
It is the sole concessionaire of the original BTS network (including stations from Mo Chit to On Nut on the Sukhumvit Line and National Stadium to Saphan Taksin on the Silom Line), of which the company was the sole investor, and operates extensions to the lines under concession agreements from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (via its ...
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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.