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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 .
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 ).
1) Mo Chit station to Saphan Mai: 11.4 km, 12 stations (N9–N20). 2) Saphan Mai to Khu Khot: 7.5 km, four stations (N21-N24). An 11.4 km, 12 station northern extension from Mo Chit station to Saphan Mai in Don Mueang District has been planned since the Sukhumvit Line opened. Originally, this extension was scheduled to be completed by 2008.
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 does not include the 12 stations of the Bangkok BRT. The table below lists 192 stations in operation, comprising: 47 stations on the BTS Sukhumvit Line; 14 stations on the BTS Silom Line; 3 stations on the Gold Line; 38 stations on the MRT Blue Line; 16 stations on the MRT Purple Line; 8 stations on the Airport Rail Link; 10 stations on the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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]