Yaek Kor Por Aor BTS station explained


Yaek Kor Por Aor
Native Name:แยก คปอ.
Native Name Lang:th
Address:Don Mueang and Sai Mai, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates:13.9249°N 100.6259°W
Owned:Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
Operator:Bangkok Mass Transit System
Public Company Limited
(BTSC)
Code:N23
Opened:16 December 2020
Passengers:1,225,961
Pass Year:2021
Former:KM.25

Yaek Kor Por Aor Station (in Thai pronounced as /sā.tʰǎː.nīː jɛ̂ːk kʰɔ̄ː.pɔ̄ː.ʔɔ̄ː/) is a BTS Skytrain station, on the Sukhumvit Line in Bangkok, Thailand.[1] The station is part of the northern extension of the Sukhumvit Line and opened on 16 December 2020, as part of phase 4.[2] [3] [4] It can be considered as the last station of Bangkok on the northern Sukhumvit Line.

History

The station was initially named KM.25 Station as it was located on kilometre 25 of Phahonyothin Road and there were no major landmarks to name the station. However, it was renamed to Yaek Kor Por Aor Station (lit. Kor Por Aor Intersection) to match up with an intersection of a new road built by the MRTA which linked Phahonyothin Road and Lam Lukka Road. "Kor Por Aor" is the Thai abbreviation of the Directorate of Air Operations Control (DOAC) of the Royal Thai Air Force which is located nearby.

See also

References

  1. Web site: แผนที่บริเวณสถานี. BTS Skytrain.
  2. Web site: บีทีเอส เตรียมความพร้อมเปิด 7 สถานีใหม่ สายสีเขียวช่วง หมอชิต-สะพานใหม่-คูคต. Bangkok Biz News.
  3. Web site: ประยุทธ์ กดปุ่มเปิด "รถไฟฟ้าสีเขียว-สีทอง" คูคต-ไอคอนสยาม ยังนั่งฟรี. Prachachat.
  4. Web site: BTS" เปิดส่วนต่อขยายสายสีเขียว ช่วงหมอชิต-สะพานใหม่-คูคต และรถไฟฟ้าสายสีทอง ดีเดย์วันที่ 16 ธันวาคม 63. Komchadluek.