Siam BTS station

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Siam สยาม
Siam BTS Station, viewing from Siam Paragon.
General information
Location	Pathum Wan Bangkok Thailand
Coordinates	13°44′44.23″N 100°32′3.22″E / 13.7456194°N 100.5342278°E / 13.7456194; 100.5342278
Owner	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund (BTSGIF)
Operator	Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC)
Lines	Sukhumvit Line   Silom Line
Platforms	2 Island platform
Tracks	4
Connections	BMTA Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	CEN
History
Opened	5 December 1999; 26 years ago (1999-12-05)
Electrified	Third rail 750 V DC
Passengers
2021	6,160,924
Services
Preceding station BTS Skytrain Following station Ratchathewi towards Khu Khot Sukhumvit Line Chit Lom towards Kheha National Stadium Terminus Silom Line Ratchadamri towards Bang Wa
Location

Siam station (Thai: สถานีสยาม, RTGS: Sathani Sayam, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː sā.jǎːm]) is the cross-platform interchange station on the Sukhumvit and Silom Lines of the BTS Skytrain. It is Located on Rama I Road to the west of Pathum Wan intersection in the heart of Siam area, a shopping area in Pathum Wan district, Bangkok, Thailand. It is the largest and busiest station on the BTS with 40,000–50,000 passengers per day.

Facilities

Siam station is one of four BTS stations utilising an island platform, the other being Samrong, Wat Phra Sri Mahathat and Ha Yaek Lat Phrao, and is the only station on the Silom line to feature an island platform. At Siam, this is to facilitate transfer between lines. The upper level allows transfer between trains heading to Khu Khot and the National Stadium. The lower interchange level allows transfers between trains heading to Bang Wa and Kheha.

The station is located on Rama I Road to the west of Pathum Wan intersection in the heart of Siam area. The station is linked via skybridges to the Siam Square One, Siam Paragon, Siam Center and Centerpoint of Siam Square shopping centres. It is also adjacent to Siam Square. Additionally, an elevated walkway (called Sky Walk) connects Siam station to Central World Plaza, the Ratchaprasong junction and Chit Lom station.

Station layout

Bus connections

BMTA BUS

• 15: Kanlapaphruek Depot – Bang Lamphu
• 16: Kamphaengphet Depot - Mochit 2 – Surawong Road
• 21: Wat Khu Sang – Chulalongkorn University
• 25: Pak Nam – Sanam Luang
• 54: Rama 9 Depot - Huai Khwang (Loop)
• 73: Siam Park Depot – Memorial Bridge
• 79: Borommaratchachonnani Depot – Ratchaprasong
• 141: Samae Dam Depot – Chulalongkorn University
• 204: Huai Khwang – Victory Monument - Ratchawong Pier (Ordinary Bus)
• 204: Huai Khwang – Din Daeng - Ratchawong Pier (Air-Conditioner Bus)
• 501: Min Buri – Hua Lamphong
• 508: Pak Nam – Tha Raj Woradij

Smart BUS

• 40: Lam Sali - Southern Bus Terminal (Pinklao)
• 48: Ramkhamhaeng University Bangna Campus - Wat Pho

CU POP BUS

• 1: Sala Phrakiao - BTS Siam (Loop)
• 4: Sala Phrakiao - BTS Siam - Faculty of Education

Nearby landmarks

• Siam Square
• Scala Cinema
• Faculties of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine of Chulalongkorn University
• Wat Pathum Wanaram
• Royal Thai Police Headquarters
• Police General Hospital

See also

Other interchange stations in Bangkok with paid area integration.

• Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal (Bang Sue Grand Station)
• Muang Thong Thani MRT station
• Tao Poon MRT station
• Wat Phra Sri Mahathat station

References

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13°44′44.23″N 100°32′3.22″E / 13.7456194°N 100.5342278°E / 13.7456194; 100.5342278