Sam Sen railway station

Sam Sen railway station (Thai: สถานีรถไฟสามเสน) is a railway station in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, and is owned by the State Railway of Thailand. It is served by the Northern, Northeastern and Southern lines. All passenger trains passing must stop at this station. Sam Sen Station is on Thoet Damri Road, Sam Sen Nai, Phaya Thai District. About 3,000-5,000 people use this station daily.

Sam Sen railway station สถานีรถไฟสามเสน
Location	Thoet Damri Road, Sam Sen Nai, Phaya Thai, Bangkok
Owned by	State Railway of Thailand
Line(s)	Northern Line Northeastern Line Southern Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Connections	Bangkok Bus
Construction
Parking	yes
Bicycle facilities	yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	SSN
History
Rebuilt	1951
Traffic
Passengers	3,000-5,000 per day
Services
Preceding station   State Railway of Thailand   Following station Ramathibodi Hospital Halt toward Bangkok Northern Line Bang Sue Junction toward Chiang Mai Ramathibodi Hospital Halt toward Bangkok Northeastern Line Bang Sue Junction toward Ubon Ratchathani Ramathibodi Hospital Halt toward Bangkok Northeastern Line Bang Sue Junction toward Thanaleng Ramathibodi Hospital Halt toward Bangkok Southern Line Bang Sue Junction toward Su-ngai Kolok

Sam Sen Station is a Class 1 Station, number code: 1004, English alphabet code: SSN. There are two platforms. Platform 1 is for trains heading to further destinations along the routes. Platform 2 is for trains heading back to Bangkok railway station. It is 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) from Bangkok Station. Eighty-six trains serve this station daily including a few excursion trains to Nam Tok and Suan Son Pradipat and some special trains.

Originally, the station building was mushroom-shaped, with originality and great beauty. However, it was later torn down to make way for the Hopewell Project (BERTS). The station was also the site of one of the first PDRC protests against the amnesty bill in the 2013-2014 Thai political crisis, used between 31 October to 4 November 2013. This was later moved to Ratchadamnoen Avenue on the 4th.

Bus routes

The following BMTA routes serve this station:[1]

• No. 9 - Mo Chit 2-Phasi Charoen Pier
• Air-Conditioned No.9 - Chatuchak-Kalapraphruek Road
• No. 125 - Sam Sen Station-Salaya

References

1. "Home". Bangkok Mass Transit Authority.

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