Samrong BTS station
Samrong (Thai: สถานีสำโรง, RTGS: Sathani Samrong, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː sǎm.rōːŋ]) is a BTS Skytrain station, on the Sukhumvit Line in Samut Prakan, Thailand.
Samrong สำโรง | |||||||||||
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Location | Mueang Samut Prakan, Samut Prakan, Thailand | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 13.647363°N 100.596153°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) | ||||||||||
Operated by | Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | (Yellow Line opening 2021) | ||||||||||
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Station code | E15 (Sukhumvit line) YL25 (Yellow line) | ||||||||||
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Opened | 3 April 2017 | ||||||||||
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Trial operation began in March 2017, and the station was officially opened by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on 3 April 2017,[1] with passengers able to ride the extension for free for a month beginning on 4 April 2017.[2] It was the eastern terminus of the line, until the opening of the other stations of the Sukhumvit Line Extension (East) on 6 December 2018. In future it will connect to the MRT Yellow Line.[3] It is one of only four BTS stations to have island platforms, with the other being Siam, Ha Yaek Lat Phrao and Wat Phra Sri Mahathat station.
References
- "Public to get free trial, as Samrong BTS station now opens – The Nation". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- "BTS offers free rides to new station, first in Samut Prakarn | Coconuts Bangkok". Coconuts. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- Mail, Pattaya (2017-03-16). "Bearing-Samrong segment of BTS Green Line put on trial run - Pattaya It is one of the 2 stations which have an island platform, the other to be Siam station. Mail". Pattaya Mail. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
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