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Saphan Taksin BTS Station

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Location
  
Sathon, Bangkok

Station code
  
S6

Line(s)
  
Silom

Saphan Taksin BTS Station

Address
  
Yan Nawa, Sathon, Bangkok 10120, Thailand

Similar
  
Wongwian Yai BTS Station, Surasak BTS Station, Krung Thonburi BTS Stati, Chong Nonsi BTS Station, Sala Daeng BTS Station

Saphan Taksin station (Thai: สถานีสะพานตากสิน) is a BTS skytrain station, on the Silom Line in Sathon District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located at the entry ramp of Taksin Bridge, below Sathon Road, to the east of the Chao Phraya River. It is the only rapid transit station in Bangkok which can transfer to a river pier for the crossing-river ferry to Thonburi and the Chao Phraya Express Boat service. That makes the station popular for both daily passengers and tourists sightseeing by river boats to historical area such as Wat Arun, Wat Pho and Sanam Luang.

It has been proposed since 2012 to close and demolish the station to facilitate the construction of a second track, which will "ease the bottleneck over its stretch across the Chao Phraya River" however as of December 2015 there has been no decision on how to proceed.

Facilities

  • Tourist information office
  • Chao Phraya Express Boat service at Sathon pier
  • Crossing river ferry to Charoen Nakhon Road
  • References

    Saphan Taksin BTS Station Wikipedia