Makkasan Station
Makkasan Station (Thai: สถานีมักกะสัน) is a rapid transit station on the Airport Rail Link. The station was opened in August 2010. It is the biggest rapid transit station in Bangkok. City Air Terminal was the terminal station for the Airport Rail Link Express Line, which was suspended in September 2014 due to a shortage of rolling stock. Currently, the station is a stop on the Airport Rail Link City Line.
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| Location | Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13.7510°N 100.5613°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ARL SRT (planned) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Split platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | MRT : Phetchaburi MRT Station MRL : Makkasan MRT Station (planned) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | CAT | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 August 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Thai Airways' City Air Terminal facilities are located inside the station. As of September 2014, the City Air Terminal check-in service is no longer operational.
The station has a skywalk, accessible by escalators and elevator, connecting it to Phetchaburi MRT Station, MRT Blue Line.
From the official bus stop at the ground floor of the express train building, online booking platform 12Go Asia operates 4 routes in the morning hours that allows passengers to travel to Ayutthaya, Hua Hin, Kanchanaburi and Pattaya by VIP class vans.
Use
Makkasan is the largest station on the Airport Rail Line connecting Suvarnabhumi Airport with downtown Bangkok. It was envisioned as a city air terminal where passengers could check into outgoing flights and connect to the public transportation network in Bangkok. In reality, the terminal is rarely used due to its inconvenient location and lack of connections to other public transportation. The nearest subway stop is about 800 meters away. Access to the terminal is via one crowded road and when leaving the terminal traffic must go in a direction that makes getting to the popular Sukhumvit and Silom areas time-consuming and inconvenient.[1]
Layout
| U4 Platforms | |||
| Platform 1 | City Line | towards Suvarnabhumi | |
| Platform 2, Split platform, Express/HST Line, Doors open at left side. | Platform 1, Split platform, City Line, Doors open at right side. | ||
| Platform 2 | Express/HST Line | towards Suvarnabhumi | |
| Platform 3 | Express/HST Line | Terminus | |
| Platform 3, Split platform, Express/HST Line, Doors open at left side. | Platform 4, Split platform, City Line, Doors open at right side. | ||
| Platform 4 | City Line | towards Phaya Thai | |
| U3 Departure |
Ticket zone | Tourist information office Entrance to Express/HST Line and City Line platforms Sky Walk connects Phetchaburi MRT Station, MRT . |
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| U2 Arrival |
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| G At grade |
– | Drop-Off, Parking lot | |
| B Underground |
– | Parking lot | |
Gallery
- City Air Terminal (Bangkok)
Aerial view
Platform 1
Interior
Exterior
References
- Mark Fischer: Makkasan Information.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bangkok City Air Terminal. |
- Airport Rail Link – Official Website (English)
- City Line Timetable – Makkasan Station (English)
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