Bang Khun Non MRT station explained


Bang Khun Non
Style:MRT
Address:Bangkok Noi, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates:13.7633°N 100.4732°W
Owned:Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA)
Operator:Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM)
Line: MRT Blue line
MRT Orange line (future)
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Other:State Railway of Thailand (Charansanitwong Halt)
Structure:Elevated
Parking:No
Code:BL04
OR02
Passengers:1,087,281
Pass Year:2021

Bang Khun Non station (th|สถานีบางขุนนนท์), is an elevated railway station on MRT Blue Line, serving the Bangkok Metropolitan Region in Thailand. The station opened on 23 December 2019.[1] The station is one of the nine stations of phase 3 of MRT Blue Line.

In the future, it will become an interchange station for the MRT Orange Line following the opening of the western extension in 2030.[2] [3] [4]

The station is located southward of Bang Khun Nont Junction in the three areas of Bangkok Noi District: Bang Khun Non, Bang Khun Si and Ban Chang Lo above Charan Sanitwong Road, where Charan Sanitwong cuts across Sutthawat Roads and Southern Railway Line from nearby Thon Buri railway station, and it has a connection to the State Railway of Thailand Southern Railway Line at Charansanitwong Halt, although it is not classified as an interchange on MRT maps.In addition, the station also has another feature: there is a viaduct crosses over the tracks from side to side, over the platforms. It was created to bring the Buddha's relics to the other side at the Chak Phra Festival held annually during the month of November, a local traditional festival in Thonburi area, since Buddha's relics are sacred objects therefore does not pass under any bridge or road at all. Only this station and Bang Phai station are unique.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MRT สีน้ำเงิน เปิดครบทุกสถานี นั่งฟรีถึงปีหน้า. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191223144936/https://www.komchadluek.net/news/regional/406268 . 2019-12-23 .
  2. News: Orange Line construction disruptions expected . 2024-11-17 . Bangkok Post . en.
  3. Web site: 2024-11-09 . Three overpasses in Central Bangkok to be demolished for Orange Line construction . 2024-11-17 . nationthailand . en-US.
  4. News: Cabinet approves Bangkok's Orange Line route . 2024-11-17 . Bangkok Post . en.
  5. Web site: รู้หรือไม่? สถานี MRT บางขุนนนท์ และบางไผ่ มีอะไรซ่อนอยู่ ? : [THE MESSAGE]]. thai. NEWS1. 2021-01-25. 2020-11-02. Did you know? Bang Khun Non and Bang Phai MRT stations are some things hiding? : [THE MESSAGE]. YouTube.