Ekkamai BTS station

Ekkamai
; Ekkamai; เอกมัย
	BTS
	Entry of the station as seen from Soi Sukhumvit 42 (Soi Khluai Nam Thai) in Khlong Toei District
Location	Watthana and Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates	13°43′10.41″N 100°35′6.63″E
Owned by	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
Operated by	Bangkok Mass Transit System; Public Company Limited (BTSC)
Line(s)	Sukhumvit Line
Connections	Ekkamai Eastern Bus Terminal
Other information
Station code	E7
History
Opened	5 December 1999

Ekkamai station (Thai: สถานีเอกมัย, RTGS: Sathani Ekkamai, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː ʔèːk.kā.māj]) is a BTS skytrain station, on the Sukhumvit Line in Phra Khanong Nuea Subdistrict, Watthana District and Phra Khanong Subdistrict, Khlong Toei District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station opened on 5 December 1999 along with the rest of the Sukhumvit Line's first phase. The elevated station is located on Sukhumvit Road at Soi Ekkamai (Soi Sukhumvit 63) next to the eastern bus terminal to eastern provinces. Bangkok Planetarium, the oldest planetarium in the country is next to the station within the Science Centre for Education.

Ekkamai Station Traditional sign

Facilities

Next to the BTS station is the Ekkamai Eastern Bus Terminal to Chon Buri, Pattaya, Rayong.
For shopping, this station has a direct connection to Major Cineplex Sukhumvit, home to a modern cinema, bowling alley, karaoke lounges and a modest mall, as well as the Japanese concept mall, Gateway, with many Japanese-inspired eateries.[1]

Preceding station		Bangkok Rapid Transit		Following station
Thong Lo toward Khu Khot		Sukhumvit Line		Phra Khanong toward Kheha

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