Talat Phlu BTS station explained


Talat Phlu
Native Name:ตลาดพลู
Native Name Lang:th
Former:Ratchada – Ratchaphruek
Opened:[1]
Address:Dao Khanong, Thon Buri, Bangkok, Thailand
Owned:Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
Operator:Bangkok Mass Transit System
Public Company Limited
(BTSC)
Coordinates:13.7142°N 100.4767°W
Code:S10
Other:Bangkok BRT
Passengers:1,043,787
Pass Year:2021

Talat Phlu station (Thai: สถานีตลาดพลู, in Thai pronounced as /sā.tʰǎː.nīː tā.làːt pʰlūː/) is a BTS skytrain station on the Silom Line in Thon Buri District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is on Ratchaphruek Road, surrounded by residences, small shops, and office towers. It is an interchange station with Ratchaphruek BRT station. However, it is located in a different location from the Talat Phlu railway station operated by the State Railway of Thailand.

Before construction, it was named "Ratchada-Ratchaphruek" station, but was changed to Talat Phlu station to avoid confusion with the BRT terminus station. The station opened on 14 February 2013 and the walkway to BRT was opened on 5 December 2013.[2] It was the western terminus of the Silom Line between 14 February 2013 and 5 December 2013 until the opening of the Talat Phlu-Bang Wa section.

Although it was named "Talat Phlu" because it is located in the area of Talat Phlu. Indeed, it is located in the area of Dao Khanong near the boundary of Dao Khanong and Bukkhalo Sub-districts, Thon Buri District, diagonally from The Mall Tha Phra.[3]

It is planned to be a station on the SRT Dark Red Line as part of the extension to Mahachai.

Station layout

U3
Platform
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 4 toward
Platform 3 toward
Side platform, doors will open on the left
U2
ticket sales class
ticket sales floorExit 1–4, Passenger Service Center
Ticket Office, Ticket Machine, Shop
G
Street level
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Footbridge to BRT Ratchaphruek Station
The Mall Tha Phra, Kantatararam Temple, Ratchada-Tha Phra Hospital

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BTS ถึงตลาดพลู . 30 November 2012 . 21 June 2014 . Thai . BTS is at Talat Phlu, but still need to change trains at Wongwian Yai.
  2. Web site: http://www.oknation.net/blog/print.php?id=898637 . th:เปิดใช้สถานีรถไฟฟ้าเพิ่มอีก 2 สถานี . 5 December 2013 . 21 June 2014 . Thai . Two more BTS stations opened.
  3. Web site: 2019-08-17 . Dao Khanong. .