Makkasan station
Metro station in Bangkok, Thailand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Makkasan station (Thai: สถานีมักกะสัน) is a rapid transit station on the Airport Rail Link. The station was opened in August 2010. It was the terminal station for the Airport Rail Link Express Line, which was suspended in September 2014 due to a shortage of rolling stock. Currently, the station is a stop on the Airport Rail Link City Line. Until September 2014, Thai Airways' City Air Terminal check-in facilities were located inside the station.
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Location | Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 13.7510°N 100.5613°E / 13.7510; 100.5613 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | State Railway of Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Asia Era One Company Limited (AERA1) (ARL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 (Split platform) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | (Phetchaburi MRT station) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | CAT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 23 August 2010; 13 years ago (2010-08-23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | City Air Terminal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station has a skywalk, accessible by escalators and elevator, connecting it to Phetchaburi MRT station, on the MRT Blue Line.