Wat Phra Sri Mahathat station explained


Wat Phra Sri Mahathat
Native Name:วัดพระศรีมหาธาตุ
Native Name Lang:th
Address:Bang Khen, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates:13.8752°N 100.5967°W
Owned:Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
Operator:Bangkok Mass Transit System
Public Company Limited
(BTSC) (BTS)
Northern Bangkok Monorail Company Limited (NBM) (MRT)
Platforms:Island
Code:N17 (BTS)
PK16 (MRT)
Opened:5 June 2020 (BTS)
21 November 2023 (MRT)
Passengers:1,320,765 (BTS)
Pass Year:2021

Wat Phra Sri Mahathat station (in Thai pronounced as /sā.tʰǎː.nīː wát pʰráʔ sǐː mā.hǎː tʰâːt/) is a BTS Skytrain and MRT station, on the Sukhumvit Line and MRT Pink Line in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in front of Wat Phra Sri Mahathat and is above Lak Si Roundabout. The BTS station is one of the few stations on the line with an island platform. The BTS station is part of the northern extension of the Sukhumvit Line and opened on 5 June 2020, as part of phase 3.[1] [2] The MRT Pink Line station opened on November 21, 2023 along with the rest of the Pink Line for trial operation although the interchange passageway between the two stations are not open yet.[3]

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References

  1. Web site: 5 June 2020. BTS เปิดให้บริการเพิ่ม 4 สถานี จากกรมป่าไม้ -วัดพระศรีมหาธาตุฯ. Manager Online.
  2. Web site: 4 June 2020. 5 มิ.ย.63 BTS เปิดวิ่งฟรี 4 สถานี ส่วนต่อขยาย หมอชิต-สะพานใหม่-คูคต. Thairath.
  3. Web site: https://twitter.com/oranv/status/1726528733853733104 . 2023-11-22 . X (formerly Twitter) . en.