Phaya Thai station

Phaya Thai station (Thai: สถานีพญาไท, RTGS: Sathani Phaya Thai, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː pʰā.jāː tʰāj]) is a rapid transit station on the Airport Rail Link and Sukhumvit Line in Ratchathewi District, Bangkok, Thailand. The Airport Rail Link station is located above the mainline Eastern Railway at a level crossing on Phaya Thai Road. There is a direct interchange to the BTS Sukhumvit Line. The station is surrounded by the government buildings, office towers and condominiums along Phaya Thai and Si Ayutthaya Road. Suan Pakkad Palace (Thai: วังสวนผักกาด), Traditional Thai antiques Museum and Gallery is nearby to the east of the station.


Phaya Thai

พญาไท
 ARL 
 BTS 
LocationRatchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates13°45′24.99″N 100°32′1.84″E
Owned byBangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
Operated byBangkok Mass Transit System
Public Company Limited
(BTSC)
Line(s)
Other information
Station codeAirport Link: A8
Sukhumvit Line: N2
History
Opened5 December 1999 (BTS Skytrain)
23 August 2010 (Airport Rail Link)
Services
Preceding station   Bangkok Rapid Transit   Following station
Victory Monument
toward Wat Phra Sri Mahathat
Sukhumvit Line
Ratchathewi
toward Kheha
Bang Sue
toward Don Mueang
SARL City Line
toward Suvarnabhumi
toward Taling Chan
SRT Light Red Line
Makkasan
toward Hua Mak

The station is the terminus of the Airport Rail Link City Line to Suvarnabhumi Airport.

See also

  • Suvarnabhumi Airport Link


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