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![]() Skytrain passing Lumphini Park The Bangkok skytrain links the skytrain stations to Bangkok hotels near the skytrain, shopping malls, historical attractions and tourist services to facilitate your Bangkok tour. For lovers of Thai silk, Jim Thompson outlets near the skytrain stations have been included. So have Bangkok legacies near the stations. Tourist Information Offices at Siam, Nana and Taksin Bridge stations provide free Bangkok skytrain maps, sell Chao Phraya River tourist boat tickets, skytrain travel guidebooks and provide an internet service. Various types of skytrain tickets are on sale; single trip tickets, one-day passes for unlimited trips for the day at 100 baht and three-day tourist passes at 280 baht with a free skytrain travel guide. Free daily shuttle bus services are provided at selected stations. Only those along the tourist belt are mentioned here. Bus coupons are available on request when you buy a single trip or stored value tickets. Chao Phraya River boat services are at the Sathon Pier below the Taksin Bridge station. The skytrain started on 05 December 1999 and consists of two lines, the Sukhumvit line and the Silom line covering a distance of 22 km. On 15 May 2009, the Silom line was extended by another 2.2 km. On 13 December 2005, the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority commenced construction of the 2.2 km skytrain extension from the Saphan Taksin station across to Thonburi on the west bank of the Chao Phraya. The extension is scheduled to be completed by end 2006.
Bangkok skytrain extension - Sukhumvit line On 20 July 2006, the contract for the Bangkok skytrain extension was signed between the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the Italian-Thai Development Plc. The 5.25km elevated extension of the Sukhumvit line, including the train stations and tracks, will stretch from On Nut station along Sukhumvit Road to Soi 107 right at the Bangkok city limits before we enter Samut Prakarn province. The project costs 4.05 billion baht, of which 3.87 billion baht will be spent on the extension construction. Work on the extension, which started in August 2006, is expected to be completed in 2008. When the original plans were made to extent the Sukhumvit line from On Nut, it was intended to extent the line right into Samut Prakan, the neighboring province. Four stations were planned for by the city authorities along the extension within Bangkok.
This invariably meant more bureaucracy and delays. The extension project has seen two governments since it started in 2006. On 26 April 2007, the Bangkok Metropolitan Authorities decided to build the fifth station within the Bangkok city limits between Sukhumvit Soi 105 and Soi 107. The station has yet to be named. This will take the Sukhumvit line just within Bangkok city limits adjacent to Samut Prakan. Update June 2010– the fifth and terminal station along the Sukhumvit line is completed and is called Bearing. It’s located near Sukhumvit Soi 107 or Soi Bearing. During a visit last Sunday to this stretch of Sukhumvit, I saw that the vertical supports for the skytrain track are almost complete. When the entire project is done, traffic along Sukhumvit Road may be reduced. But even if it isn't, residents and visitors in this area will in future be able to travel smoothly on the Bangkok skytrain over this stretch of Sukhumvit. Update August 2011 Sukhumvit line extension opens On 12 August 2011, the extension for the Sukhumvit line from E9 On Nut to E14 Bearing commenced services. Free rides will be provided from 12 August 2011 – 1 January 2012 between E9 On Nut and E14 Bearing. Bangkok skytrain – raises fares From 1 December 2006, the Bangkok skytrain or BTS will increase its fares from the current 10 – 40 baht to 15 – 40 baht. Passengers will start a trip at 15 baht and pay 5 baht for every two stations. The upper limit remains at 40 baht. Please note the increase in price for the one-day tickets with unlimited trips. This has increased from 100 – 120 baht. Bangkok skytrain - Sukhumvit line 23 stations over 20.75 km. Attractions: Chatuchak weekend market Shopping mall: Robinson Jim Thompson outlet: King Power Downtown the duty free shop in Soi Rangnam Bangkok legacy: Victory Monument Shopping malls: Siam Paragon, Siam Discovery Center, Siam Center, Siam Square Jim Thompson outlet: Siam Paragon mezzanine floor E1 Chit Lom Hotels near Chitlom station Shopping Malls: Amarin Plaza, Central World Plaza, Chitlom Central, Erawan Bangkok, Gaysorn Plaza, Maneeya Place Jim Thompson outlets: Isetan Central World Plaza, Chitlom Central Bangkok legacies: Erawan Shrine Trimurti Shrine (Lovers' Shrine) Ganesha Shrine (Elephant God) Jim Thompson outlet in the Plaza Athenee Hotel A free shuttle bus service is available from Ploenchit station – Wireless Road – Soi Ruam Rudi and back to Ploenchit from 0730 – 2200 hours daily, passing the major hotels in the area. Shopping mall: Landmark Plaza Shopping malls: Robinson Asoke, Times Square Jim Thompson outlets: Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, Westin Grande Sukhumvit Bangkok legacy: Kamthieng House Jim Thompson outlet: Emporium Soi Thong Lor is a fashionable street with several up-market restaurants, bars and shops. Bangkok skytrain - Silom line 9 stations over 8.8 km. W1 National Stadium Terminal station Shopping Malls: Mah Boon Khrong Centre, Tokyu Department Store Jim Thompson outlet: Jim Thompson House Shopping malls: Siam Discovery Centre, Siam Centre and Siam Paragon Shopping mall: Peninsula Plaza Jim Thompson outlet: Four Seasons Hotel ![]() Arriving at Saladaeng Shopping malls: Robinson Silom, Silom Central. Patpong night market Jim Thompson outlet: Main store, Surawongse Road S3 Chong Nonsi Hotels near the Chong Nonsi station Interchange with Bangkok BRT the Sathorn – Ratchadaphisek line, a Bus Rapid Transit service which started in May 2010 links to this station. Bangkok legacy: M R Kukrit Pramoj's House S5 Surasak Hotels near the Surasak station Shopping mall: Jewellery Trade Centre, Silom Road S6 Saphan Taksin Saphan Taksin station Shopping mall: Robinson Bangrak Jim Thompson outlets: Oriental Hotel, Royal Orchid Sheraton Chao Phraya River Pier: Sathon Central Pier. Please see River Cruise in Bangkok for details of boat services. |
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