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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Siam Station

Siam station (Thai: สถานีสยาม, RTGSSathani Sayam, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː sā.jǎːm]) is the cross-platform interchange station on the Sukhumvit and Silom Lines of the BTS Skytrain. It is Located on Rama I Road to the west of Pathum Wan intersection in the heart of Siam area, a shopping area in Pathum Wan district, Bangkok, Thailand. It is the largest and busiest station on the BTS with 40,000–50,000 passengers per day.

Crowded people on Siam BTS station on the rush hour in Bangkok, Thailand

Facilities

Siam station is one of four BTS stations utilising an island platform, the other being Samrong, Wat Phra Sri Mahathat and Ha Yaek Lat Phrao, and is the only station on the Silom line to feature an island platform. At Siam, this is to facilitate transfer between lines. The upper level allows transfer between trains heading to Khu Khot and the National Stadium. The lower interchange level allows transfers between trains heading to Bang Wa and Kheha.

The station is located on Rama I Road to the west of Pathum Wan intersection in the heart of Siam area. The station is linked via skybridges to the Siam Square One, Siam Paragon, Siam Center and Centerpoint of Siam Square shopping centres. It is also adjacent to Siam Square. Additionally, an elevated walkway (called Sky Walk) connects Siam station to Central World Plaza, the Ratchaprasong junction and Chit Lom station.

Station layout

Floor 4
Platform
Platform 2 Sukhumvit Line towards Khu Khot (Ratchathewi)
Island platform,      doors will open on the left;      doors will open on the right
Platform 4 Silom Line towards National Stadium (Terminus)
Floor 3
Platform
Platform 1 Sukhumvit Line towards Kheha (Chit Lom)
Island platform,      doors will open on the right;      doors will open on the left
Platform 3 Silom Line towards Bang Wa (Ratchadamri)
Floor 2
ticket sales class
ticket sales floor Exit 1-6, BTS Passenger and Tourist Service Center
Sale of tickets, ticket vending machines, shops
Siam Paragon, Siam Center, Siam Square Day, CentralWorld - Royal Sky Walk
Ground Floor
street level
- Bus stop, Siam Square
Scala Cinema, Novotel Hotel, Wat Pathum Wanaram, Royal Thai Police
Police General Hospital, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty of Pharmacy and Chulalongkorn University

Bus connections

BMTA BUS

  • 15: Kanlapaphruek Depot – Bang Lamphu
  • 16: Kamphaengphet Depot - Mochit 2 – Surawong Road
  • 21: Wat Khu Sang – Chulalongkorn University
  • 25: Pak Nam – Sanam Luang
  • 54: Rama 9 Depot - Huai Khwang (Loop)
  • 73: Siam Park Depot – Memorial Bridge
  • 79: Borommaratchachonnani Depot – Ratchaprasong
  • 141: Samae Dam Depot – Chulalongkorn University
  • 204: Huai Khwang – Victory Monument - Ratchawong Pier (Ordinary Bus)
  • 204: Huai Khwang – Din Daeng - Ratchawong Pier (Air-Conditioner Bus)
  • 501: Min Buri – Hua Lamphong
  • 508: Pak Nam – Tha Raj Woradij

Smart BUS

  • 40: Lam Sali - Southern Bus Terminal (Pinklao)
  • 48: Ramkhamhaeng University Bangna Campus - Wat Pho

CU POP BUS

  • 1: Sala Phrakiao - BTS Siam (Loop)
  • 4: Sala Phrakiao - BTS Siam - Faculty of Education

Nearby landmarks

Shopping

Hotels

See also

Other interchange stations in Bangkok with paid area integration.

References

  1. ^ "จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย". จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย. Retrieved 2016-04-02.

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