Saint Louis BTS station
 Saint Louis เซนต์หลุยส์  | |||||||||||
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 A train approaching the Saint Louis Station at night, May 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Bang Rak and Sathon Bangkok Thailand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°43′15″N 100°31′36″E / 13.7209°N 100.5268°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund (BTSGIF) | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | S4 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 February 2021 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Suksa Witthaya | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 673,475 | ||||||||||
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Saint Louis Station (Thai: สถานีเซนต์หลุยส์,[1] RTGS: Sathani Sen Lui, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː sēn lǔj]) or former name Suksa Witthaya Station (Thai: สถานีศึกษาวิทยา, RTGS: Sathani Sueksa Witthaya, [sā.thǎː.nīː sɯ̀k.sǎː wít.tʰā.jāː]) is an infill BTS Skytrain station, on the Silom Line in Bangkok, Thailand. The name Saint Louis is of the neighbourhood surrounding the Saint Louis Catholic Church and the affiliated Saint Louis Hospital on the Sathon Tai Road.
It is a station on the Silom Line between Chong Nonsi and Surasak, and opened on 8 February 2021.[2]
In 2018, it was decided to finally build the missing Suksa Witthaya (S4) station, the environment impact assessment was finalized in March 2019.[3] Construction of the station began in August 2019 and by the end of 2019 had reached 25% progress.[4] By August 2020, construction had reached 50% but was 30% behind schedule due to COVID related delays.[5] The station opened on 8 February 2021.[6]
Station layout
[edit]| U3 Platform |
Side platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Platform 4 | Silom Line toward National Stadium (Chong Nonsi) | |
| Platform 3 | Silom Line toward Bang Wa (Surasak) | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| U2 ticket sales class |
ticket sales floor | Exit 1–5, Passenger Service Center Ticket Office, Ticket Machine, Shop AIA Sathorn Tower |
| G Street level |
- | Bus Stop @Sathorn, Bangrak Hospital, Saint Louis Hospital |
References
[edit]- ^ "บีทีเอส เปลี่ยนชื่อสถานีศึกษาวิทยาเป็น เซนต์หลุยส์ พร้อมให้บริการ ก.พ." สปริงนิวส์. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Saint Louis BTS station to open from Monday". The Nation. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "ไฟเขียว BTS ขึ้นค่าตั๋วส่วนต่อขยาย 16 เมษาฯ เร่งเชื่อม'หมอชิต-เซ็นทรัลลาดพร้าว' สิงหาฯนี้". Prachachat. Bangkok. 4 March 2019.
- ^ "20 ปีบีทีเอสจาก 35 ขบวนจ่อ 98 ขบวน ปีที่ 21 ของรถไฟฟ้าสายแรกเมืองไทย". Thairath. Bangkok. 30 December 2019.
- ^ "บีทีเอส"สร้างครึ่งทางแล้วเปิดต้นปี 64". Dailynews. Bangkok. 25 August 2020.
- ^ "เปิดใช้วันแรก "สถานีเซนต์หลุยส์" รถไฟฟ้าบีทีเอส ไปโรงพยาบาลเซนต์หลุยส์ลงสถานีนี้". 8 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Area Map of Saint Louis Station (S4) - BTS Skytrain Official Website
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