Ekkamai BTS station explained


Ekkamai
Native Name:เอกมัย
Address:Watthana and Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates:13.7196°N 100.5852°W
Owned:Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC)
Operator:Bangkok Mass Transit System
Public Company Limited
(BTSC)
Other:Ekkamai Eastern Bus Terminal
Code:E7
Opened:5 December 1999
Passengers:2,116,054
Pass Year:2021

Ekkamai station (Thai: สถานีเอกมัย, in Thai pronounced as /sā.tʰǎː.nīː ʔèːk.kā.māj/) is a BTS skytrain station, on the Sukhumvit line in Phra Khanong Nuea Subdistrict, Watthana District and Phra Khanong Subdistrict, Khlong Toei District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station opened on 5 December 1999 along with the rest of the Sukhumvit Line's first phase. The elevated station is located on Sukhumvit Road at Soi Ekkamai (Soi Sukhumvit 63) next to the eastern bus terminal to eastern provinces. Bangkok Planetarium, the oldest planetarium in the country is next to the station within the Science Centre for Education.

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13.7196°N 100.5852°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ekamai BTS Station (E7) - Where to Stay, Shop and Eat Near Ekamai BTS Station. bangkok.com. en-US. 2019-11-24.