Bang Phai บางไผ่ | |
| Style: | MRT |
| Address: | Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen Subdistrict, Phasi Charoen District, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Owned: | Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) |
| Operator: | Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) |
| Line: | MRT Blue Line |
| Platform: | 2 side platforms (4 exits, 2 elevators) |
| Structure: | Elevated |
| Code: | BL33 |
| Coordinates: | 13.7246°N 100.4647°W |
| Passengers: | 523,765 |
| Pass Year: | 2021 |
Bang Phai station (Thai: สถานีบางไผ่, in Thai pronounced as /sā.tʰǎː.nīː bāːŋ pʰàj/) is a Bangkok MRT rapid transit station on the Blue Line, above Phet Kasem Road in Bangkok, Thailand, in the area known as "Bang Phai" (the beginning of Khlong Phasi Charoen). Not to be confused with the Khlong Bang Phai station on the Purple Line.[1]
thumb|left|Bang Phai MRT station's viaductThis station is unique in that it differs from other stations in that it has a viaduct crosses over the tracks to the other side. It was built for the purpose of inviting the relics of the Buddha along the canal in the annual Chak Phra festival of nearby Wat Nang Chi. According to tradition, the relic cannot pass under any bridge or road.[2]